The Empire of Madhonia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Madhon with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 16.907 billion Madhonians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Madhonia City. The average income tax rate is 86.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Madhonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,700 trillion Zorkmids a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,600 Zorkmids, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The monarchy has adopted absolute primogeniture, the military conducts 'training exercises' in prisons, cremation is compulsory for the deceased, and biotech companies are fined if their jumbled genetic sequences look too familiar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Madhonia's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Madness.

Madhonia is ranked 256,950^th in the world and 4,756^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 43.47 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.