The Armed Republic of Matiropazan Islands is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sebastian with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 13.267 billion Maxtopians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tenochtitlan. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Matiropazan Islandsian economy, worth 957 trillion Tungstens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,177 Tungstens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new airport at Mr. Giles' farm is panicking his sheep, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content, and anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matiropazan Islands's national animal is the Cuban Tody, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Paganism.

Matiropazan Islands is ranked 191,638^th in the world and 192^nd in The Invaders for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.78 kickbacks per hour.