The Colony of Miranda-22 is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10 million Drunkards hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The strong Drunk off my Rocker economy, worth 557 billion CSECS a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 55,754 CSECS, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes', the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams, and the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Miranda-22's national animal is the Drunk, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Miranda-22 is ranked 29,474^th in the world and 39^th in The Free Nations Region for Rudest Citizens, with 87.53 Insults Per Minute.