The Republic of Melko is a mammoth, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 8.347 billion Melkoans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.5%.

The strong Melkoan economy, worth 429 trillion Deneroes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 51,460 Deneroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions. Crime is moderate. Melko's national animal is the Zebra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Melko is ranked 134,114^th in the world and 4^th in Yanxi for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,910.07 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.