The Fourth Age of Medi Terra is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Pope Peter II with an iron fist, and remarkable for its triple-decker prams, avowedly heterosexual populace, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 8.637 billion Medi Terrans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bywater. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Medi Terran economy, worth a remarkable 1,761 trillion Florins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 203,918 Florins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 656,925 per year while the poor average 47,907, a ratio of 13.7 to 1.

The only science is political science, torture is illegal, commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers, and the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Medi Terrans any less frightened. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Medi Terra's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Medi Terra is ranked 6,675^th in the world and 11^th in Catholic for Lowest Crime Rates, with 109.65 law-abiding acts per hour.