The Republic of Mtzanzi is a mid-sized, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 93 million Mtzanzians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.9%.

The Mtzanzian economy, worth 4.67 trillion South African Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,268 South African Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins, the death penalty has been reintroduced, the government pours millions of South African Pounds into rehabilitation programs annually, and roads are littered with memorials for roadkill. Crime is well under control. Mtzanzi's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mtzanzi is ranked 73,250^th in the world and 14^th in Aurelian Republic for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,247.67 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.