The Principate of Montecrux is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Marina Merchan with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.299 billion Montelians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Olphys. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Montelian economy, worth 290 trillion Crossed Deniers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,241 Crossed Deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Property values in suburbs have nosedived after the middle class were forced to live next door to ethnic minorities, there is something rotten in the state of Montecrux, businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, and soldiers find that home gadgets and power tools are more effective as improvised weapons than the guns they've been issued. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Montecrux's national animal is the Royal Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catharism.

Montecrux is ranked 9,865^th in the world and 210^th in Europe for Highest Food Quality, scoring 161.69 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.