The Commonwealth of Mbappey is a large, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, hard-working population of 111 million Mbappeyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Mbappeyian economy, worth 9.45 trillion MBPS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 85,178 MBPS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Autumn landscape paintings feature men stripping leaves from bare branches with a vacuum, the atmosphere in Mbappeyian boardrooms is turning more gay, the black market offers sweet deals, and Mbappey City has restaurants serving every meat from aardvark to zebra. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Mbappey's national animal is the mbappe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mbappey is ranked 296,993^rd in the world and 604^th in Carcassonne for Largest Populations, with 111 million capita.