The Medium Orchid Node of Node Medium Orchid is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, free-roaming dinosaurs, and smutty television. The compassionate, devout population of 4.676 billion Node Medium Orchidians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 59.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Node Medium Orchidian economy, worth 435 trillion Nodecoins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,022 Nodecoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead, the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, and the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Medium Orchid's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Medium Orchid is ranked 93,521^st in the world and 144^th in The Node for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,970.82 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.