The Republic of Mambo 197 is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 505 million Mambo 197ians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.8%.

The very strong Mambo 197ian economy, worth 28.3 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,948 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Women across the country are tying the knot, holy matrimony has been wedded to an unwieldy bureaucracy, back-alley circumcision clinics are popping up all over the nation, and endangered species are effective hostages against the Mambo 197ian military. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Mambo 197's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mambo 197 is ranked 106,485^th in the world and 572^nd in Izern for Most Developed, scoring 60.05 on the Human Development Index.