The Constitutional Monarchy of Manrius is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9 million Manriusians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.0%.

The strong Manriusian economy, worth 531 billion Men a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 59,092 Men, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.

It can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manrius's national animal is the Volpe, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Manrius is ranked 188,640^th in the world and 370^th in Edoca for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.76 law-abiding acts per hour.