The Republic of MBay is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The devout population of 25.304 billion MBayians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 27.9%.

The strong MBayian economy, worth a remarkable 1,594 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,026 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tardiness has increased after carpooling was classified as a criminal offense, the industries of MBay are coughing all the way to the bank, the government has an entire department dedicated to staring at microscopes and writing down letters, and black tea is only available on the black market. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MBay's national animal is the Laughing Swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

MBay is ranked 261,975^th in the world and 1^st in Montego Bay for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.94 on the Bus Surprisal Index.