The People's Republic of Firebender Mai is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning penguin population. The hard-working population of 1.573 billion Firebender Maians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.8%.

The Firebender Maian economy, worth 72.2 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 45,891 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Firebender Mai's national animal is the penguin.

Firebender Mai is ranked 205,570^th in the world and 6^th in The City of Ba Sing Se for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 293.76 on the Gilded Widget Scale.