The Colony of Minnetonka is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 36 million Minnetonkans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The very strong Minnetonkan economy, worth 2.41 trillion Skols a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 66,859 Skols, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, voting is compulsory, meat-eating is frowned upon, and nudity is frowned upon. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Minnetonka's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Minnetonka is ranked 233,734^th in the world and 4,181^st in The East Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 176.12 on the Gilded Widget Scale.