The United Socialist States of Mesona is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its smutty television, digital currency, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 560 million Mesonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 37.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mesonan economy, worth 29.2 trillion rahaas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,190 rahaas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Raccoons are plump and satiated, beggars lack pockets for spare change, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes, and earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mesona's national animal is the snowy owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Mesona is ranked 224,414^th in the world and 3,256^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.24 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.