The Republic of New Mathorn is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Theresa Bridgewater with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, sprawling nuclear power plants, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 15.665 billion New Mathornians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. The average income tax rate is 68.9%.

The frighteningly efficient New Mathornian economy, worth a remarkable 2,803 trillion Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,984 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies", factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections, and the rich tend their gardens inside gated urban farming communities. Crime is totally unknown. New Mathorn's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

New Mathorn is ranked 137,756^th in the world and 2^nd in The Mathornian Commonwealth for Largest Black Market, with 1.38 trillion Standard Monetary Units.