The Armed Republic of Malpah is a large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 97 million Malpahians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 71.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Malpahian economy, worth 1.63 trillion Mupas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 16,767 Mupas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing Leader to progressive thinkers, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and it is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Malpah's national animal is the Blue Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Malpah is ranked 238,067^th in the world and 4,150^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -7.07 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.