The Federated Capitalist States of Southern Maus is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by President Rose with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 8.265 billion Mausans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Environment and Law & Order not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maus City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Southern Mausan economy, worth a remarkable 2,719 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 329,054 bitcoins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,201,374 per year while the poor average 18,553, a ratio of 118 to 1.

Children high on sugar can often be seen bouncing off walls, kids leave museums believing that some humans have six fingers, the highest sporting award is the Grail of Tears, and most farmers are indentured to agrochemical conglomerates. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Southern Maus's national animal is the giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Rat Race.

Southern Maus is ranked 233^rd in the world and 4^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 33,075.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.