The Republic of Mambo 45 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its lack of airports, infamous sell-swords, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.12 billion Mambo 45ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 54.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Mambo 45ian economy, worth 82.7 trillion Izerns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 73,876 Izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, the police double as repo men, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, and a major religion has been named as Mambo 45's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 45's national animal is the Izern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 45 is ranked 82,258^th in the world and 359^th in Izern for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 54.8 Effective Tax Rate.