The Republic of Murshan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.683 billion Murshanians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hushburg. The average income tax rate is 39.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Murshanian economy, worth 163 trillion Byunis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,115 Byunis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Murshan, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, it's always rabbit season, and national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Murshan's national animal is the Panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Murshan is ranked 60,361^st in the world and 1,206^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.83 law-abiding acts per hour.