The Republic of Mambo 137 is a huge, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 571 million Mambo 137ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 48.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Mambo 137ian economy, worth 18.1 trillion izerns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,762 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Cities in Mambo 137 declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, the dartboard at the Mambo 137ian Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face, and crops are flattened as farmers bludgeon insects to death. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 137's national animal is the izern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 137 is ranked 129,586^th in the world and 721^st in Izern for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 565.33 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.