The Democratic Republic of Mapico is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 211 million Mapicoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 33.9%.

The very strong Mapicoan economy, worth 19.4 trillion Maps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,020 Maps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mapico's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mapico is ranked 107,618^th in the world and 4,462^nd in the South Pacific for Most Income Equality, scoring 23.4 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.