The Republic of Are Mandootch is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its public floggings and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 10.397 billion Are Mandootchians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The very strong Are Mandootchian economy, worth 657 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 63,230 lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,264 per year while the poor average 13,589, a ratio of 15.9 to 1.

Excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, cities in Are Mandootch declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', and you can bet your bottom dollar that gambling will cost you an arm and a leg. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Are Mandootch's national animal is the leopard, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Are Mandootch is ranked 248,180^th in the world and 28^th in The DankLeft Commune for Lowest Crime Rates, with 52.56 law-abiding acts per hour.