The United Socialist States of Du Mans is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 75 million Anarchists enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The minute, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The very strong Du Mansian economy, worth 4.47 trillion francs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 59,593 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, military spending recently hit a new high, surveillance cameras are banned, and the government's fruit business reeks of rotting produce and corruption. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Du Mans's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Du Mans is ranked 126,242^nd in the world and 791^st in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 12.78 flags saluted per person per day.