The Confederation of Maschinenbau is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Solomon Albrecht von Arnhart with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, zero percent divorce rate, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.301 billion Maschinenbauans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stahlberg. The average income tax rate is 79.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Maschinenbauan economy, worth 349 trillion Schraubemarks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 152,088 Schraubemarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One does not simply walk into the tundra, people are raising their middle finger to non-digital currencies, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, and Solomon Albrecht von Arnhart can't hear a thing when the unwashed masses throw rocks at the new state limousine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maschinenbau's national animal is the Eagle and its national religion is Kulterhaltung.

Maschinenbau is ranked 151,933^rd in the world and 49^th in Social Technocratic Union for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.