The Holy Insectoid Empire of MBok is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The second daughter -and- Pou 'ait' with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.787 billion Insectoids are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of HyeFa capital. The average income tax rate is 84.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Insectoid economy, worth 112 trillion 𝖘 - Silkstrings a year, is highly specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,659 𝖘 - Silkstrings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', the numbers on the latest spending report are reaching stellar levels, graffiti is done with immaculate multi-layer shading, and space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MBok's national animal is the Scarab, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Faith of the Heavenly Gifts.

MBok is ranked 13,767^th in the world and 20^th in Horizon for Longest Average Lifespans, with 91.12 years.