The Federation of Midysc is a tiny, cultured nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 16 million Midyscians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 26.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The developing Midyscian economy, worth 609 billion Midezuzatus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,077 Midezuzatus, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The holidays begin with the traditional exchanging of aspirin, ancient antique swords have had their blades replaced with latex boffer LARP replicas, diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, and the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass". Crime is totally unknown. Midysc's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Midysc is ranked 115,676^th in the world and 1,764^th in The East Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,241.52 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.