The Principality of Mint Chip 69 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.044 billion Mint Chip 69ians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The very strong Mint Chip 69ian economy, worth 137 trillion kronor a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 45,332 kronor, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 247,166 per year while the poor average 4,262, a ratio of 58.0 to 1.

The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, the government has declared that sharing is uncaring, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and increasing numbers of children in Mint Chip 69 have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mint Chip 69's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mint Chip 69 is ranked 262,076^th in the world and 13,906^th in Lazarus for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4.73 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.