The Commonwealth of Manticorus is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The Prime Minister with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.791 billion Manticorians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Helios. The average income tax rate is 86.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Manticorian economy, worth 825 trillion Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 142,604 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", recognizing the Manticorian flag qualifies you for citizenship, The Prime Minister believes shadows are part of the Illuminati, and there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Manticorus's national animal is the Manticore, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Manticorus is ranked 11,100^th in the world and 9^th in The Kingdom of Great Britain for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,619.3 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.