The Democratic Republic of Mangabia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 10.787 billion Mangabians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Huhn. The average income tax rate is 36.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mangabian economy, worth 596 trillion Ariels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,340 Ariels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers must key in their passwords every time they want to reload their weapons, black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation, the government is spending billions of taxpayer Ariels to support "struggling" industries, and the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mangabia's national animal is the Buffalo.

Mangabia is ranked 48,828^th in the world and 2,277^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.