The Blood Country of Madenlin is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Maden Stars with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.643 billion Madenese and Lupiyns 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soden. The average income tax rate is 79.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Madenlinian economy, worth 363 trillion Democratic Madendons a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,312 Democratic Madendons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner, and people unhook their phones at night to escape a never-ending barrage of phone calls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Madenlin's national animal is the Madenfinlon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Tyuiontion.

Madenlin is ranked 12,806^th in the world and 3^rd in Bastion for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,585.12 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.