The Republic of Murshan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.739 billion Murshanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hushburg. The average income tax rate is 43.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Murshanian economy, worth 159 trillion Byunis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,390 Byunis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Murshan, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, it's always rabbit season, and national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Murshan's national animal is the Panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Murshan is ranked 151,193^rd in the world and 2,641^st in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -54.31 on the Scary Big Number Scale.