The Republic of Melonis is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 473 million Melonisians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare, Education, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 10.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Melonisian economy, worth 25.4 trillion Melons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,673 Melons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, foreign leaders who don't applaud Leader's speeches are regarded as enemies of Melonis, you're only as old as you feel, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Melonis's national animal is the black striped Kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Melonis is ranked 229,986^th in the world and 77^th in Midnight Vale for Largest Populations, with 473 million capita.