The People's Republic of Manlinistan is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 185 million Manlinstanis are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 58.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Manlin economy, worth 3.47 trillion Manlins Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 18,777 Manlins Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The official Manlin Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, and guilt tripped foreigners heavily dictate child hunger in Manlinistan. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manlinistan's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Manlinistan is ranked 305,567^th in the world and 1,035^th in Carcassonne for Highest Average Incomes, with 18,777.79 Standard Monetary Units.