The Republic of Mambo 96 is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The compassionate, devout population of 1.051 billion Mambo 96ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mambo 96ian economy, worth 54.5 trillion currencies a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,853 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Shops were recently ransacked as cigarettes returned to the shelves, the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, suicide victims often leave behind cash to cover the cost of their fines, and fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mambo 96's national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mambo 96 is ranked 162,894^th in the world and 723^rd in Izern for Highest Average Incomes, with 51,853.3 Standard Monetary Units.