The Socialist federation of Mattijana is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Mattias burgm I with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.566 billion Mattijanans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Petrovijanka. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Mattijanan economy, worth a remarkable 1,524 trillion Espoes a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 131,779 Espoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Angry men scowl at each other across chess boards, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", and pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mattijana's national animal is the Alpine marmot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Jelenara.

Mattijana is ranked 8,380^th in the world and 9^th in Esportiva for Highest Economic Output, with 1,524 trillion Standard Monetary Units.