The Untitled Empire of Monolithum is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Phillips de Jesus with an iron fist, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, public floggings, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.51 billion Monolithumians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cendres. The average income tax rate is 85.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Monolithumian economy, worth a remarkable 1,134 trillion Myths a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 151,033 Myths, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Phillips de Jesus's political rallies, foreigners "adopt" rotund Monolithumian Swans to line the pockets of wildlife sanctuaries, the Farmer's Almanac is the most popular college textbook, and mountains of VHS tapes of police actions are stacking up in the National Library. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monolithum's national animal is the Monolithumian Swan, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Monolithum is ranked 10,215^th in the world and 29^th in The League for Longest Average Lifespans, with 91.53 years.