The State of Mankato is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.395 billion Mankatoans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The very strong Mankatoan economy, worth 691 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 30,866 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 209,852 per year while the poor average 1,658, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and Mankato has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mankato's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mankato is ranked 288,533^rd in the world and 8^th in Praia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.52 law-abiding acts per hour.