The Republic of Mamdamistan is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 362 million Mamdamistanianites enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New York City. The average income tax rate is 34.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mamdamistanian economy, worth 28.1 trillion EuroDollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,531 EuroDollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic, debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, and the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mamdamistan's national animal is the Homo Sapian, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mamdamistan is ranked 13,197^th in the world and 220^th in the West Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 59.37 on the Kitten Softness Rating.