The Republic of Mobius Chicken Strips is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 627 million Mobius Chicken Stripsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Social Policy, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.4%.

The strong Mobius Chicken Stripsian economy, worth 38.1 trillion Gold dabloons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. Average income is 60,813 Gold dabloons, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

It is quite common for bar patrons to discuss Wittgenstein over cordials and games of backgammon, it is often said that only Leader could bring down Dàguó, editorials that criticize the government are legally obligated to display the "pants on fire" warning, and the nation sends criminals home to think about what they did. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mobius Chicken Strips's national animal is the Lucario, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mobius Chicken Strips is ranked 30,497^th in the world and 20^th in Federation of Martian Colonies for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 5,493.77 on the Hickory Productivity Index.