The Republic of Molly is a mammoth, genial nation, renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.179 billion Mollyians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mollyian economy, worth 621 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,626 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem, war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping, and internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Molly's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Molly is ranked 104,772^nd in the world and 21^st in Serenity for Smartest Citizens, with 35.79 quips per hour.