The Armed Republic of Minas Ithil is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.029 billion Minas Ithilians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 30.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Minas Ithilian economy, worth 105 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 102,462 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Minas Ithil City, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Minas Ithil's national animal is the dolphin.

Minas Ithil is ranked 28,376^th in the world and 1,073^rd in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 228.11 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.