The Commonwealth of Monson is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Richard Anderson Blackadder with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 8.323 billion Monsonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Electroford. The average income tax rate is 71.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Monson economy, worth 839 trillion conkers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,880 conkers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians have literally dirty hands from their extracurricular activities, the price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges, and religious households enthusiastically use whips in private. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monson's national animal is the black thundercat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Nostalgia.

Monson is ranked 87,527^th in the world and 3^rd in Lewisham for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,656.92 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.