The Republic of -Maria Mikhailovna Kujou is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 666 million -Maria Mikhailovna Kujouans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Environment and Spirituality are ignored. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient -Maria Mikhailovna Kujouan economy, worth 84.6 trillion pesos 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. 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 an impressive 126,962 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, mathematicians are gathering an infinite number of eagles and typewriters to see if they can recreate the works of Max Barry, and scenic tours are unheard of after most environmental laws were abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Maria Mikhailovna Kujou's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

-Maria Mikhailovna Kujou is ranked 8,746^th in the world and 1^st in BTM Puppet Storage for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 11,479.93 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.