The Federal Republic of Medetas is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Sir Evert Gray with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, ban on automobiles, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 984 million Medetians 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 prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Environment, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neu Osprant. The average income tax rate is 89.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Medetian economy, worth 72.1 trillion notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is 73,310 notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, online weather reports are predicting five years of glorious sunshine for Medetas, the nation has an international reputation for compassion, and community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Medetas's national animal is the loon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Medetas is ranked 200,413^th in the world and 2,011^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -9.09 on the Hickory Productivity Index.