The Empire of Motholia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Coreus Motholius with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, anti-smoking policies, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.311 billion Motholians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Odyssia. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Motholian economy, worth 125 trillion Mothols a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 95,489 Mothols, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', the Farmer's Almanac is the most popular college textbook, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, and Motholism has been named as Motholia's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Motholia's national animal is the Ouroboros, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Motholism.

Motholia is ranked 267,075^th in the world and 77^th in Kerbals of the North for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 40.13 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.