The Roman Empire of Minachia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Octavius IV with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 17.858 billion Minachians 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Velitrae. The average income tax rate is 22.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Minachian economy, worth a remarkable 2,333 trillion denarii a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 130,666 denarii, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

National stress about the waning heir-line is causing a rise in alopecia, internet sites are legally unable to stop their users from posting pornography, Minachian housewives become unusually flustered when thinking about Emperor Octavius IV, and etiquette guides advise visitors to 'grovel gracefully'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Minachia's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Minachia is ranked 72,600^th in the world and 5^th in Elparia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.68 law-abiding acts per hour.