The Light of the Apostle of Matthew the Man is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Matt with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.366 billion Matthewians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mattopia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.5%.

The Matthew the Manian economy, worth 503 trillion Mattcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 53,764 Mattcoins, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Reddish-brown is the new black, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, it is illegal to have the wrong clock time showing on your microwave oven, and unruly families are deliberately marooned on desert islands. Crime is well under control. Matthew the Man's national animal is the Matthew, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Defender-Francoism.

Matthew the Man is ranked 175,747^th in the world and 246^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.81 law-abiding acts per hour.