The Republic of Mats Hummels is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate population of 460 million Mats Hummelsians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 49.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Mats Hummelsian economy, worth 39.6 trillion Gameses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,155 Gameses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and high school bands practice by moonlight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mats Hummels's national animal is the Player, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mats Hummels is ranked 133,392^nd in the world and 583^rd in Concord for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,194.81 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.