The Republic of 48 Mirrormind is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 9.237 billion 48 Mirrormindians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Environment, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 59.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient 48 Mirrormindian economy, worth 320 trillion rubles 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 a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 34,687 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets, and the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 48 Mirrormind's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

48 Mirrormind is ranked 275,319^th in the world and 6,681^st in the Rejected Realms for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -8.6 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.