The State of Monitu is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 36.567 billion Monituans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government is primarily concerned with Welfare, with Healthcare, Education, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. The average income tax rate is 21.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Monituan economy, worth a remarkable 1,094 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,935 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, the government is avowedly atheist, military funding has been stripped back, and all tariffs have been abolished. Crime is relatively low. Monitu's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Monitu is ranked 95,665^th in the world and 1^st in Monitu for Smartest Citizens, with 37.38 quips per hour.