The Kingdom of Untermite is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Art Robinson the Bruce with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and labour-free parental leave. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.819 billion Untermitesques love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Old Butte Village. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Untermitean economy, worth a remarkable 1,977 trillion Ingots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 224,239 Ingots, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, the diplomatic corps stinks, angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, and parents dread their examinations more than their children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Untermite's national animal is the Capybara, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Interconnection.

Untermite is ranked 419^th in the world and 5^th in The East Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 20,873.26 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.