The Famous Pizza Parlor of Chef Mystris is a massive, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 1.58 billion Customers 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pizzeria. The average income tax rate is 35.4%.

The thriving Chef Mystrisian economy, worth 119 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,930 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The Chef Mystris Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Leader's throne, Pizzeria University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, and lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chef Mystris's national animal is the kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chef Mystris is ranked 94,706^th in the world and 92^nd in Puppets of Mystris for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 101.41 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.