The Republic of Mambo 78 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, enslaved workforce, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.077 billion Mambo 78ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.0%.

The very strong Mambo 78ian economy, worth 81.7 trillion currencies a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,880 currencies, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it, cities in Mambo 78 declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 78's national animal is the animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mambo 78 is ranked 90,677^th in the world and 514^th in Izern for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 2,037.34 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.