The Democratic Republic of Montesierra is a massive, genial nation, ruled by John Brunswick with a fair hand, and remarkable for its national health service, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.014 billion Montesierrans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Temprest. The average income tax rate is 44.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Montesierran economy, worth 96.0 trillion Dhalias a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,673 Dhalias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, everyone hates people who encourage hate, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, and scientists are terrified of fabulous new breakthroughs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Montesierra's national animal is the White pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Lutheran Orthodoxy.

Montesierra is ranked 45,193^rd in the world and 601^st in NationStates for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 195.84 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.