The People's Republic of Manawskistan is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Chairman Berticus with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, soft-spoken computers, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, humorless population of 8.674 billion Manawskistanis are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Environment, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Manawskitown. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Manawskistani economy, worth a remarkable 1,826 trillion gang weeds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 210,524 gang weeds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Online text-based nation-simulation games require you to prove you're a sovereign country before you can play, a degree in Chairman Berticus Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, the national Police Academies have dedicated infant wings, and fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manawskistan's national animal is the Birdicus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Manawskistan is ranked 4,527^th in the world and 72^nd in The Communist Bloc for Most Cultured, scoring 173 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.