The Republic of Melon Yellow is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning swan population. The hard-working population of 920 million Melon Yellowians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.8%.

The Melon Yellowian economy, worth 37.4 trillion guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 40,683 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Melon Yellow's national animal is the swan.

Melon Yellow is ranked 278,717^th in the world and 1^st in Union of socialist confederate republics for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -6.32 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.