The Mort Union of Infected Mushroom is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by IM with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 27.159 billion citizens are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Environment, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crayon City. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Infected Mushroomian economy, worth an astonishing 13,109 trillion Kefkaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 482,679 Kefkaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, the fate of the world literally rests on IM's fingers, and ants are charged with crimes against humanity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Infected Mushroom's national animal is the Pixie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Infected Mushroom is ranked 329,430^th in the world and 6^th in Mount Olympus for Nicest Citizens, with 0.17 average smiles per day.