The United Kingdom of Maao is a tiny, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 10 million Maaoatis have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The strong Maaoan economy, worth 596 billion Maowonds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 59,571 Maowonds, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The latest political memes depict Leader as an overly-choreographed robot, Big Agriculture has the government by the nuts, people often complain that they're going in circuitous routes all the time, and nobody wants to know how the sausage is made. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Maao's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Maao is ranked 158,229^th in the world and 53^rd in Kerbals of the North for Highest Poor Incomes, with 23,625.23 Standard Monetary Units.