The Republic of Metsakem is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Dary Nymanla with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-working, devout population of 1.392 billion Metsakemians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nättilä. The average income tax rate is 23.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Metsakemian economy, worth 81.8 trillion Izhevays a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 58,791 Izhevays, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

It is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, throwing a sickie is a serious crime, all screens are equal but some are more equal than others, and decaying farm hamlets have twice the representation of major urban areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Metsakem's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Western Orthodoxy.

Metsakem is ranked 219,466^th in the world and 5^th in Torkavia for Largest Black Market, with 344 billion Standard Monetary Units.