The Federation of Muuratjarvi Lake is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, disturbing lack of elderly people, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.161 billion Muuratjarvi Lakeans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Muuratjarvi Lakean economy, worth 98.7 trillion gambles 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. 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 85,031 gambles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are terrified that the 'flying police monster' will come to take them away in the night, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, masterpieces by male artists are on display in the dumpsters behind the gallery, and all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Muuratjarvi Lake's national animal is the gamble.

Muuratjarvi Lake is ranked 88,069^th in the world and 134^th in Lakes in Finland for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 4,170.31 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.