The Federal Kingdom of Mediterrainia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Loúis I with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.577 billion Mediterrainians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port l'Olive. The average income tax rate is 53.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mediterrainian economy, worth 182 trillion Franks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,963 Franks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, King Loúis I can cry on demand, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, and bargain hunters descend on disaster zones for a quick spot of grocery shopping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mediterrainia's national animal is the Nonexistant no-no bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Aetheism.

Mediterrainia is ranked 45,050^th in the world and 33^rd in Greater Dienstad for Smartest Citizens, with 43.86 quips per hour.