The State of Mahoosuc is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 35.469 billion Mahoosucians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The very strong Mahoosucian economy, worth a remarkable 1,672 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. Average income is 47,157 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 320,615 per year while the poor average 2,533, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and Mahoosuc has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Mahoosuc's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mahoosuc is ranked 268,365^th in the world and 541^st in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 38.76 law-abiding acts per hour.