The Federal Republic of Mambo 12 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its closed borders, enslaved workforce, and national health service. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 1.359 billion Mambo 12ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 57.4%.

The powerhouse Mambo 12ian economy, worth 135 trillion monies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 99,605 monies, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

State media features lively debates such as whether pineapple on pizza is an acceptable topping, chipped paint can see a building condemned, morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom, and the government snoops on private internet connections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 12's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 12 is ranked 65,053^rd in the world and 223^rd in Izern for Highest Average Incomes, with 99,605.71 Standard Monetary Units.