The United Socialist States of Manao is a fledgling, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 6 million Manaoans enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair Manaoan economy, worth 232 billion cristals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is 38,665 cristals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manao's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Manao is ranked 167,816^th in the world and 354^th in Horizon for Rudest Citizens, with 47.78 insults per minute.