The Democratic Republic of Mallyna is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Marcus Blackwood with a fair hand, and remarkable for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.935 billion Mallynans 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 enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Velina. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mallynan economy, worth 322 trillion Euros a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,747 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, serial commas clarify the relationship between one's lackeys, the taxpayers, and kinsfolk, armed security details escort librarians to their homes, and every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mallyna's national animal is the Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Mallyna is ranked 7,498^th in the world and 342^nd in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 106.91 law-abiding acts per hour.