The Technocratic Democracy of The United Earth Republic of the Mantle is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Colonial Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its digital currency, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.742 billion Citizens are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Astana. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Human economy, worth a remarkable 1,143 trillion Credits a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,857 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Disposable antiseptic wipes are considered a social necessity, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide, and the newest shade developed by The United Earth Republic of the Mantle's dye industry has been dubbed 'Agent Orange'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United Earth Republic of the Mantle's national animal is the Winged Moa, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The United Earth Republic of the Mantle is ranked 9,057^th in the world and 6^th in The Local Cluster for Lowest Crime Rates, with 102.92 law-abiding acts per hour.