The Republic of The Misley is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 17.922 billion Misleyians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 65.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Misleyian economy, worth 299 trillion rosariuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 16,705 rosariuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Misley's national animal is the blue-billed duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Misley is ranked 108,942^nd in the world and 1^st in The Red and Black for Nicest Citizens, with 13 average smiles per day.