The Republic of Mambo 116 is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, cynical population of 975 million Mambo 116ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.9%.

The thriving Mambo 116ian economy, worth 67.0 trillion currencies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,694 currencies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,097 per year while the poor average 16,708, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit, Leader claims tax rises are the result of 'curses', animals are considered a delicacy, and the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 116's national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mambo 116 is ranked 253,478^th in the world and 707^th in Izern for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.