The People's Republic of Meskland is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 297 million Mesklandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lafollette. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mesklandian economy, worth 21.0 trillion Grens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 70,705 Grens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's not only teenagers who mess around with fake IDs, the nation's only university is the School of Hard Knocks, military advisors frequently remind San Vitenzan farmers that they have to pull the pin on a grenade before throwing it, and ordinary soldiers trade rumors about the top secret "Death From Above" project. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meskland's national animal is the Gull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Meskland is ranked 100,900^th in the world and 317^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Average Incomes, with 70,705.11 Standard Monetary Units.