The Republic of Mendogreen is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.934 billion Mendogreenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pear Mountain. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Mendogreenian economy, worth 136 trillion Blunts a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,474 Blunts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes, farting etiquette is taught in schools, and children are disappointed to learn that cavemen never had a yabba-dabba-doo time riding dinosaurs to work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mendogreen's national animal is the Spotted Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Mendogreen is ranked 246,149^th in the world and 11,943^rd in the South Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -56.18 on the Hayek Index.