The Republica of Mireand is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Mitos Hantove with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.027 billion Mireandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Micuran. The average income tax rate is 46.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Mireandian economy, worth 137 trillion Micupes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 67,747 Micupes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a bright dawn ahead for Mireand, standing on a chair to reach a top shelf is seen as evidence of narcissistic personality disorder, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, and major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mireand's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mireand is ranked 57,896^th in the world and 400^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Poor Incomes, with 49,799.16 Standard Monetary Units.