The State of Mato Grosso is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mauro Mendes with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 27.187 billion Mato-Grossenses are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The large, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.3%.

The very strong Mato-Grossense economy, worth a remarkable 1,429 trillion reais a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 52,581 reais, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 160,624 per year while the poor average 13,341, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, Mauro Mendes has just been declared ruler of Mato Grosso in an international press conference, and billions of reals are being poured into a space program. Crime is moderate. Mato Grosso's national animal is the capybara, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Mato Grosso is ranked 233,499^th in the world and 5,495^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 55.57 law-abiding acts per hour.