The Republic of Mystris is a nerd is a massive, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.542 billion Mystris is a nerdians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.7%.

The powerhouse Mystris is a nerdian economy, worth 113 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,751 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

Poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, nobody looks each other in the eye at neighborhood block parties any more, Leader's former secretary was last sighted on her new yacht, and deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mystris is a nerd's national animal is the Nerdeon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mystris is a nerd is ranked 195,933^rd in the world and 134^th in Puppets of Mystris for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 295.54 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.