The Constitutional Monarchy of Monteleuce is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by King Ethaniel II with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 765 million Monteleucians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurelia. The average income tax rate is 68.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Monteleucean economy, worth 71.5 trillion mones a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,504 mones, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The atmosphere in Monteleucean boardrooms is turning more gay, protests are legal but strictly supervised, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and King Ethaniel II has just been declared ruler of Monteleuce in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monteleuce's national animal is the Phoenix Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Monteleuce is ranked 34,800^th in the world and 66^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Most Developed, scoring 81.37 on the Human Development Index.