The Empire of Midshire is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Princeps with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 31.124 billion Midshireans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Environment, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Dundee. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Midshirean economy, worth an astonishing 16,221 trillion pints a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 521,194 pints, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, and the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees. Crime is totally unknown. Midshire's national animal is the worm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Midshire is ranked 231^st in the world and 1^st in Gay Equality for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 18,106.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.