The Democratic Republic of Mandenosia is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 176 million Mandenosians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Mandenosian economy, worth 18.0 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 102,506 Drachmas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 480,679 per year while the poor average 13,032, a ratio of 36.9 to 1.

Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon, anti-government demagogues have a devil of a time evading authorities, and the nation gives peace a chance - usually one in a million. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Mandenosia's national animal is the Brain Cell, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mandenosia is ranked 163,467^th in the world and 3,551^st in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 225.59 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.