The Republic of Mambo 23 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, avowedly heterosexual populace, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.146 billion Mambo 23ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Mambo 23ian economy, worth 90.7 trillion Izerns a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,124 Izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Murder victims' families receive windfall payouts when the murderers are executed, Leader isn't a national brand, crops are flattened as farmers bludgeon insects to death, and Mambo 23 has the hottest women in the world. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 23's national animal is the Izern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 23 is ranked 272,746^th in the world and 727^th in Izern for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.