The Masonic Republic of Monico is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, zero percent divorce rate, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.449 billion Monicoans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Teguz. The average income tax rate is 7.0%.

The all-consuming Monicoan economy, worth 490 trillion Chexes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 65,831 Chexes, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Terrorists are on a first name basis with the officials that stamp their passports, nude art is becoming wildly popular, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, and the Monicoan Intelligence Agency relies on internet search engines to know what is happening overseas. Crime is moderate. Monico's national animal is the Dragon and its national religion is Bhuddist.

Monico is ranked 86,028^th in the world and 8^th in The Allied Republics for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 111.18 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.