The Dominion of Manhassett is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Home Guard with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 4.954 billion Manhassettians 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 Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rowan Oak. The average income tax rate is 35.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Manhassettian economy, worth 374 trillion Rows a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,547 Rows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Manhassettian mussels the biggest in Tarkin, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets, and lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manhassett's national animal is the Rowan, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Edenism.

Manhassett is ranked 66,765^th in the world and 15^th in Tarkin for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,197.17 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.