The United Republics of Metanshuthis is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Phermilius Augustus Premia III with an iron fist, and notable for its enslaved workforce, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.484 billion Metanshuthists 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erdilia Nova. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.3%.

The sizeable but inefficient Metanshuth economy, worth 62.6 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,168 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Cinemas play art-house movies to ever-shrinking audiences as film critics rule the industry, the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen, urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, and citizens must pay to enjoy Metanshuthis's pristine beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Metanshuthis's national animal is the horse and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Metanshuthis is ranked 97,020^th in the world and 23^rd in India for Largest Black Market, with 3.13 trillion Standard Monetary Units.