The Republic of Mambo 279 is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 475 million Mambo 279ians 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 Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 28.0%.

The Mambo 279ian economy, worth 23.8 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,143 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits, prominent cultural symbols are featured on the backs of cereal boxes, and cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 279's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mambo 279 is ranked 75,626^th in the world and 117^th in Izern for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,837.85 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.