The Republic of Mambo 157 is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, ritual sacrifices, and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 567 million Mambo 157ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.5%.

The Mambo 157ian economy, worth 31.5 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,575 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

It takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society, and the nation's faithful often say there is a higher power watching over them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 157's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mambo 157 is ranked 208,056^th in the world and 434^th in Izern for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.45 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.