The Republic of MUFA-26 is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, fear of technology, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 10.54 billion MUFA-26ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 23.6%.

The MUFA-26ian economy, worth 450 trillion guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 42,746 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Unemployed political consultants and advertisers spend every election night weeping for the good old days, grannies get pulled over for knitting pullovers while driving, classes at MUFA-26 City University get canceled on Brancaland's Independence Day, and the government jails the parents of underage drinkers. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. MUFA-26's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

MUFA-26 is ranked 172,157^th in the world and 1^st in Red Star Alliance for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 333.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.