The Republic of Mambo 176 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The quiet, industrious population of 726 million Mambo 176ians 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, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.3%.

The Mambo 176ian economy, worth 36.0 trillion izerns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,618 izerns, with the richest citizens earning 8.2 times as much as the poorest.

Diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, students cut up leftover izerns during Arts and Crafts, and being nicknamed "Orange Face" has done Leader's credibility no favours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 176's national animal is the izern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 176 is ranked 239,804^th in the world and 715^th in Izern for Smartest Citizens, with 22.27 quips per hour.