The Federation of New Mainz is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lucio Ray with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.464 billion Mainzans 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 Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City A. The average income tax rate is 40.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Mainzan economy, worth 117 trillion Schmeckies a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,347 Schmeckies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's never enough space in space, large areas of New Mainz are not accessible by the public, employers are never quite sure if graduates' qualifications have any merit or meaning, and the nation is wading into dangerous waters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Mainz's national animal is the Stone Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Mainz is ranked 49,547^th in the world and 1,563^rd in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,239.98 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.