The City of Monterey is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mike McCarthy with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and public floggings. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.864 billion Montereyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City Hall. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Montereyian economy, worth a remarkable 3,517 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 221,716 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A Monterey Tourist Association survey has rated Monterey #1 for number twos, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, the ban on cars has been repealed, and cars are banned. Crime is totally unknown. Monterey's national animal is the otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Paganism.

Monterey is ranked 12,547^th in the world and 2^nd in Monterey for Most Secular, with 90.33 Atheism Rate.