The Holy Empire of Manako is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 253 million Manakoans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.8%.

The strong Manakoan economy, worth 12.4 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 48,857 dollars , with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

The new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves, tax assessment offices double as polling stations, there's a lot of babies crying for milk in the middle of the day, and a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Manako's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Manako is ranked 221,793^rd in the world and 9,421^st in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 117.7 on the Societal Mobility Rating.