The Republic of MUFA-50 is a titanic, socially progressive nation, renowned for its triple-decker prams, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 10.729 billion MUFA-50ians enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Public Transport also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.9%.

The very strong MUFA-50ian economy, worth 544 trillion lire a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 50,702 lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 162,686 per year while the poor average 11,982, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

Churches frequently hold public 'contraception burnings', drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth, Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences, and the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs. Crime is a problem. MUFA-50's national animal is the elephant, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

MUFA-50 is ranked 205,914^th in the world and 1^st in the galactic federation of nations for Smartest Citizens, with 24.18 quips per hour.