The Foínix Aftokratoría of Megistos is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Mysterious Idol with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 3.791 billion Mᴇgistians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of La Paix. The average income tax rate is 78.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mᴇgistia economy, worth 870 trillion Frᴇies 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. 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 an amazing 229,732 Frᴇies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, Widow Twankey complains about being "cancelled", there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety, and dogs are encouraged to confront the psychodynamic roots of their desire to be "good boys". Crime is totally unknown. Megistos's national animal is the Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Phoenixi Orthodox.

Megistos is ranked 70,382^nd in the world and 1,516^th in the South Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 48,703.35 Standard Monetary Units.