The Republic of Mels Southrintic is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.708 billion Mels Southrinticians 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 relatively small, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, with Welfare, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Industry aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The Mels Southrintician economy, worth 407 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 41,970 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, and Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mels Southrintic's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Mels Southrintic is ranked 184,308^th in the world and 7,045^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.