The Holy Empire of Mythos Island is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Sir Mythos with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working, humorless population of 32.641 billion Mythos Islandians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mythtown. The average income tax rate is 93.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mythos Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 3,647 trillion Mythonians a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 111,731 Mythonians, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Healthcare workers are flummoxed over the spike in foreign tourists with sudden-onset heart disease, candidates make campaign speeches at the funerals of former rivals, 'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Mythos Islandian Space Agency, and nouveau riche farmers diligently take care of their golden calf herds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mythos Island's national animal is the Hummingbird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mythos Island is ranked 273,509^th in the world and 1^st in Tanelorn for Most Primitive, scoring -266.1 on the Scary Big Number Scale.