The Federal Republic of Matte Perdit is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 97 million Matte Perditians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 43.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Matte Perditian economy, worth 2.63 trillion Leijons a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,150 Leijons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Even secular Matte Perditians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, where there's a will there is usually a password manager, and diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matte Perdit's national animal is the Airbus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Matte Perdit is ranked 185,665^th in the world and 2,563^rd in The East Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 21,805.49 Standard Monetary Units.