The Federal Democratic Republic of Mapperdonia is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.668 billion Mapperdons hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ortelius. The average income tax rate is 99.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Mapperdonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,705 trillion Mapperdon dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 312,073 Mapperdon dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cheese lovers have a case of the bleus, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, truancy levels are on the rise ever since school registers were banned, and the countryside is shrouded by wind farms. Crime is totally unknown. Mapperdonia's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Technoreligion.

Mapperdonia is ranked 613^th in the world and 1^st in Equiterra for Nicest Citizens, with 121.75 average smiles per day.