The Federation of Melitta Brunner is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.134 billion Melitta Brunnerians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 20.1%.

The Melitta Brunnerian economy, worth 48.8 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 43,013 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, Harry Potter books are banned, surveillance cameras are banned, and the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions. Crime is moderate. Melitta Brunner's national animal is the Spider, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Melitta Brunner is ranked 178,330^th in the world and 7,419^th in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 493.57 pounds of wildlife per square mile.