The Dictatorship of Machokistan is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 389 million Machokistanians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 57.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Machokistanian economy, worth 19.9 trillion Clavels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,246 Clavels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Getting an autograph has become harder than ever, the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, legislators must raise their hands if they want to speak, and short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Machokistan's national animal is the Chinpance, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Machokistan is ranked 74,774^th in the world and 3,379^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 92.46 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.