The Constitutional Republic of Masom is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Henkel Verman with an iron fist, and remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.397 billion Masomians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canneve. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Masomian economy, worth 49.9 trillion Masomian Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 35,695 Masomian Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Blue bloods are welcome in Masom, it ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Masom, the army consists of only generals and grunts, and billions are being spent on a new island airport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Masom's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secular Multiculturalism.

Masom is ranked 304,298^th in the world and 40^th in Atlantis for Nicest Citizens, with 0.92 average smiles per day.