The Republic of Man-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, devout population of 13.738 billion Man-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 37.5%.

The Man-1ian economy, worth 593 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,229 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Seasonal hay-fever sufferers are attending government drug counselling sessions to get free doughnuts, female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines, and the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Man-1's national animal is the swan, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Man-1 is ranked 9,564^th in the world and 1^st in Manderley for Most Primitive, scoring 95.96 on the Scary Big Number Scale.