The Queendom of MANILA-CENTRAL is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Lady Manila with an even hand, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 3.286 billion Manilans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vash the Stampede City. The average income tax rate is 71.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Manilan economy, worth 922 trillion kengirs a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 280,823 kengirs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Police escort anti-abortion activists to free speech cages if they try to express their views, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, military spending is on the increase, and criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. MANILA-CENTRAL's national animal is the earthworm, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Law of Assumption.

MANILA-CENTRAL is ranked 163,722^nd in the world and 73^rd in Eientei Gensokyo for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.