The Athenian Democracy of Terran Minos is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Priests of Minos with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, enforced nudity, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 2.182 billion Minoans enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Athenius. The average income tax rate is 46.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Minoan economy, worth 58.9 trillion Minoan Staters a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,005 Minoan Staters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children seem to be getting better at lying these days, the Athenius State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee', the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, and the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Terran Minos's national animal is the Forte, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Minoan Hero Cult.

Terran Minos is ranked 192,512^th in the world and 17^th in Minos for Smartest Citizens, with 25.05 quips per hour.