The Republic of Mambo 201 is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 698 million Mambo 201ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 58.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but inefficient Mambo 201ian economy, worth 24.0 trillion izerns a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,354 izerns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The government invades its allies more than its enemies, modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps", and people who get diabetes can sue donut manufacturers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 201's national animal is the izern, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Mambo 201 is ranked 14,087th in the world and 2nd in Izern for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 4 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, people who get diabetes can sue donut manufacturers.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps".
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, the government invades its allies more than its enemies.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, billions of izerns are being poured into a space program.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, the government is under the thumb of countless special interests.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, the face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Mambo 201 City skyline.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, "Darwin's Disease" is a growing cause of death.
- : Following new legislation in Mambo 201, sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor.