The State of Melchizedec is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 36.658 billion Melchizedecians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.9%.

The strong Melchizedecian economy, worth a remarkable 1,639 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 44,718 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

A major religion has been named as Melchizedec's national religion, Melchizedec has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Melchizedec in an international press conference, and it takes a village to catch a criminal. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Melchizedec's national animal is the deer.

Melchizedec is ranked 146,003^rd in the world and 325^th in 0000 for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 623.64 on the Gilded Widget Scale.