The District of Mening is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.842 billion Meningians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The very strong Meningian economy, worth 871 trillion aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 38,137 aurums, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 259,287 per year while the poor average 2,049, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and Mening has designated District City as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mening's national animal is the bovina, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mening is ranked 288,605^th in the world and 9^th in British Commonwealth of Nations for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.52 law-abiding acts per hour.