The Armed Republic of Murftopia is a tiny, orderly nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 7 million Murftopians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 50.6%.

The Murftopian economy, worth 296 billion rubles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,373 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and behind every great person are three dozen other people passing great memos. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Murftopia's national animal is the squirrel.

Murftopia is ranked 84,961^st in the world and 342^nd in Starlight for Nicest Citizens, with 15.51 average smiles per day.