The Republic of Muphrid is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Legate John Kraff with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 5.502 billion Muphridians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Dublin. The average income tax rate is 42.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Muphridian economy, worth 233 trillion denaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Average income is 42,485 denaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Legate John Kraff has just been declared ruler of Muphrid in an international press conference, Muphrid has designated New Dublin as its capital city, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and the realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Muphrid's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Muphrid is ranked 101,326^th in the world and 62^nd in Nordic Lands for Highest Poor Incomes, with 30,367 Standard Monetary Units.