The Federation of Melitora is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 771 million Melitorans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 22.1%.

The strong Melitoran economy, worth 39.4 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 51,058 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Melitora's national animal is the Orca, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Melitora is ranked 254,030^th in the world and 17^th in Aura for Largest Populations, with 771 million capita.