The Democratic Republic of Malestedo is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by John Smith with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 10.129 billion Malestedoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Malestedonia. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Malestedoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,736 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 171,451 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", the running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, and flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Malestedo's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Potato.

Malestedo is ranked 282,790^th in the world and 10,840^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 5,315.01 Standard Monetary Units.