The Republic of Manhat is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jessica O'Malley with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, conspicuous electricity pylons, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 33.333 billion Manhatians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Manhat. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Manhatian economy, worth an astonishing 10,806 trillion credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 324,212 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and the New Manhat Pride Parade's head banner explains how unionizing is heteronormative. Crime is totally unknown. Manhat's national animal is the pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Manhat is ranked 204^th in the world and 1^st in Relaxation Island for Nicest Citizens, with 153.27 average smiles per day.