The United Provinces of Mathorn is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by President Lewis Wood with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 23.237 billion Mathornians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Polaris. The average income tax rate is 4.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mathornian economy, worth a remarkable 6,229 trillion Mathorcs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 268,073 Mathorcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Billions of Mathorcs are spent to take high-quality photos of the Bear Nebula, public hospital staff roll their eyes at anything less than a heart attack, strategic bombers are being converted into preschools, and a passport is literally priceless. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mathorn's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mathorn is ranked 46,605^th in the world and 2^nd in CISB Reforged for Safest, scoring 104 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.