The Protectorate of Metternau Holder is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 1.066 billion Metternau Holderians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Metternau Holderian economy, worth 39.1 trillion shiny green things a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,720 shiny green things, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Metternau Holder's national animal is the bribe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Metternau Holder is ranked 109,610^th in the world and 1^st in Metternau for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.