The Republic of Mambo 57 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.049 billion Mambo 57ians 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, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 67.1%.

The very strong Mambo 57ian economy, worth 77.6 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. 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 73,946 Izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, schoolchildren are divided over Leader's "Why Tigers are Cooler than Lions" speech, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, and people transfer their assets to bank accounts in Manamana before getting divorced. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 57's national animal is the Izern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mambo 57 is ranked 44,385^th in the world and 154^th in Izern for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,124.82 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.