The Planetary Governor of Matsuo Ine is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Matsuo Ine with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums. The compassionate population of 6.313 billion Matsuo Ineans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Catachan. The average income tax rate is 37.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Matsuo Inean economy, worth 376 trillion Throne Gelts a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,711 Throne Gelts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, replacement organs are grown in vats, and the new "Bloodbath" orange tree autonomously seeks and destroys independent orchards. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matsuo Ine's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Violetism.

Matsuo Ine is ranked 74,965^th in the world and 1^st in Catachan for Most Patriotic, with 22.14 flags saluted per person per day.