The Republic of ML-1 is a titanic, safe nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, ban on automobiles, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 21.81 billion ML-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Administration, Education, and Environment are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 33.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The ML-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,242 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,975 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Leader's hair, state media features lively debates such as whether pineapple on pizza is an acceptable topping, and citizens can freely debate whether Leader is a great leader or the greatest leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ML-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

ML-1 is ranked 70,359^th in the world and 1^st in Mauna Loa for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 45.83 on the Kitten Softness Rating.