The Strange Love of President Merkin Muffly is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Merkin Muffly with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-working, devout population of 3.982 billion President Merkin Mufflyians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pentagon City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.5%.

The strong President Merkin Mufflyian economy, worth 198 trillion bombs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 49,821 bombs, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Every politician claims to be at least 1% Native President Merkin Mufflyian, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, and pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. President Merkin Muffly's national animal is the Russian Premier, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

President Merkin Muffly is ranked 76,646^th in the world and 2^nd in Eastern United States for Healthiest Citizens, with 3.63 bananas ingested per day.