The Republic of Meinku is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 359 million Meinku love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pom-pom. The average income tax rate is 48.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Meinku economy, worth 18.9 trillion Kips a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,546 Kips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, and the government is proudly free of crabs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meinku's national animal is the Maine Coon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Meinku is ranked 272,291^st in the world and 954^th in Carcassonne for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.44 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.