The Empire of 10Messi is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 623 million Messians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Messilandia. The average income tax rate is 15.3%.

The strong Messian economy, worth 39.8 trillion Bitcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,858 Bitcoins, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Prodigal children celebrate as charitable bequests plummet, toddlers are wielding machine guns in the name of national defense, lending firms are subject to strict government regulations, and the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 10Messi's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

10Messi is ranked 229,285^th in the world and 14,115^th in Chicken overlords for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.58 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.