The Dictatorship of Monkyape is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Joseph with an iron fist, and renowned for its state-planned economy, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.633 billion Apes are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Troll Town. The average income tax rate is 81.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Monkyapean economy, worth 134 trillion Apes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is 82,148 Apes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is avowedly secular, the police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain, young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid, and international trade can be a pain to deal with. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monkyape's national animal is the Polar Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cult of Joseph.

Monkyape is ranked 297,421^st in the world and 13,678^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 44.35 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.