The Democratic Republic of Mandenosia is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 231 million Mandenosians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 13.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Mandenosian economy, worth 23.6 trillion Drachmas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 101,963 Drachmas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Breastfeeding mothers are replacing smokers to loiter outside the workplace, former school buses now regularly shuttle kids to the nearest shopping centers to work, small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, and fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mandenosia's national animal is the Brain Cell, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mandenosia is ranked 146,483^rd in the world and 4,051^st in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 60.41 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.