The Federated Capitalist States of Southern Maus is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Rose with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 8.305 billion Mausans 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, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Environment and Law & Order not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maus City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Southern Mausan economy, worth a remarkable 2,754 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 331,719 bitcoins, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,725,662 per year while the poor average 34,437, a ratio of 50.1 to 1.

Supervisors in Southern Maus commonly tie bells on their necks to alert employees of their presence, record numbers of Mausans find themselves enrolled in the nationwide bootstrap pulling initiative, local government operates tolls on every village road, and the government has returned all business to private ownership. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Southern Maus's national animal is the giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Rat Race.

Southern Maus is ranked 7,535^th in the world and 42^nd in Europe for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 46,630.15 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.