The Republic of Manam is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its burgeoning turtle population. The democratic population of 2.398 billion Manamians 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.9%.

The Manamian economy, worth 107 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,739 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs. Crime is totally unknown. Manam's national animal is the turtle.

Manam is ranked 75,726^th in the world and 3^rd in The Intersection for Most Cultured, scoring 68 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.