The Republic of Southern Matheo is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.744 billion Southern Matheoans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The thriving Southern Matheoan economy, worth 281 trillion rupees a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 75,144 rupees, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 265,987 per year while the poor average 15,327, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Southern Matheo's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Southern Matheo is ranked 220,792^nd in the world and 8,665^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 26.53 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.