The Woods of Mystyk is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Liard with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 38.998 billion Mystykians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capitol House Park. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The thriving Mystykian economy, worth a remarkable 2,217 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. Average income is 56,871 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Liard has just been declared ruler of Mystyk in an international press conference, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, the nation is wading into dangerous waters, and it is not politically correct to suspect that a serially convicted burglar might steal again. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Mystyk's national animal is the moose, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mystyk is ranked 273,147^th in the world and 3^rd in Maine for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.69 kickbacks per hour.