The Republic of Mambo 233 is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and lack of airports. The compassionate, hard-working population of 569 million Mambo 233ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.1%.

The strong Mambo 233ian economy, worth 27.8 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,818 izerns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 145,802 per year while the poor average 12,791, a ratio of 11.4 to 1.

Heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans, and the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 233's national animal is the izern, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mambo 233 is ranked 49,129^th in the world and 258^th in Izern for Nicest Citizens, with 17.69 average smiles per day.