The Federal Republic of Mambo 16 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, prohibition of alcohol, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.545 billion Mambo 16ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 29.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Mambo 16ian economy, worth 123 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. 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 79,353 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament, and Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 16's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 16 is ranked 268,000^th in the world and 569^th in Izern for Least Corrupt Governments, with 90.74 percentage of bribes refused.