The Queendom of Matriarchia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Queen Elizabeth III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.093 billion Gynos 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 medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Girldon. The average income tax rate is 24.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Gyno economy, worth 70.3 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 64,283 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

All beauty contests have been banned, etiquette guides advise visitors to 'grovel gracefully', a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, and the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Matriarchia's national animal is the praying mantis, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Matriarchia is ranked 31,028^th in the world and 1,600^th in Balder for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.