The Commonwealth of Mendevia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Archon with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 34.258 billion Mendevians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tharkad. The average income tax rate is 93.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mendevian economy, worth a remarkable 6,507 trillion Mendevian Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 189,946 Mendevian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most barbers are also surgeons, diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat", the world still seems flat to some people in space, and workers of "fairweather faith" claim six months of paid leave for holy days per year. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mendevia's national animal is the Mendevian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Episcopal Church.

Mendevia is ranked 1,412^th in the world and 3^rd in Union of Christian Nations for Most Beautiful Environments, with 4,354.81 pounds of wildlife per square mile.