The United Socialist States of Mesona is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 485 million Mesonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 37.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mesonan economy, worth 25.3 trillion rahaas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,190 rahaas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Raccoons are plump and satiated, beggars lack pockets for spare change, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes, and earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mesona's national animal is the snowy owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Mesona is ranked 127,405^th in the world and 2,095^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 57.7 on the Human Development Index.