The Republic of Die Manschaft is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 110 million Die Manschaftians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Die Manschaftian economy, worth 3.88 trillion Manschaft francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 35,293 Manschaft francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Molehills are the only mountains deemed safe enough for the public, the seventh son of a seventh son is fated to be a millionaire, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, and one man's trash is another company's tax break. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Die Manschaft's national animal is the Bull, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Die Manschaft is ranked 119,260^th in the world and 93^rd in Benigtopia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 26,900.32 Standard Monetary Units.