The Republic of Mambo 42 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.077 billion Mambo 42ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.1%.

The thriving Mambo 42ian economy, worth 95.9 trillion Izerns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,039 Izerns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 303,913 per year while the poor average 19,195, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

Tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, the law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese, balaclava manufacturers are held criminally culpable for bank heists, and prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 42's national animal is the Izern, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Mambo 42 is ranked 62,125^th in the world and 323^rd in Izern for Nicest Citizens, with 16.66 average smiles per day.