The United Kingdom of Mattielandia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Mattie the Dog with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.972 billion Mattielandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grey City. The average income tax rate is 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Mattielandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,552 trillion Doodles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 173,091 Doodles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every workday begins with group therapy, third world countries are rich in "I Love Grey City" t-shirts, children are raised bilingual from an early age, and citizens can only enjoy the splendor of the natural world in designated 'Majesty Appreciation' zones. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Mattielandia's national animal is the Greyhound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mattielandia is ranked 313,663^rd in the world and 296^th in Karma for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -12.25 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.