The Holy Empire of Mantequillaa is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its national health service, public floggings, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 191 million Mantequillaans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 21.3%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Mantequillaan economy, worth 5.73 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 29,974 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign football clubs wave the Mantequillaan flag before every game, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Mantequillaan Liberator", and students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mantequillaa's national animal is the cow, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mantequillaa is ranked 246,251^st in the world and 194^th in Refugia for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 23,590.16 Standard Monetary Units.