The Kingdom of Untermite is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Art Robinson the Bruce with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, hatred of cheese, and labour-free parental leave. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.785 billion Untermitesques love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Old Butte Village. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Untermitean economy, worth a remarkable 1,964 trillion Ingots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 223,566 Ingots, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All Untermitesques love the taste of self-sufficiency, women have a strange proclivity for dressing up as caped weasels, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and the leading national news source is 'my cousin Billy-Bob on MyFace'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Untermite's national animal is the Capybara, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Interconnection.

Untermite is ranked 2,402^nd in the world and 37^th in The East Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 204,410.9 Standard Monetary Units.