The Confederation of Manuid is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Vinny Butsi with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.496 billion Manui are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Civitas. The average income tax rate is 74.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Manuidian economy, worth 239 trillion Manuis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 159,994 Manuis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, panels from bankrupt rooftop solar companies are used as props for sci-fi B-movies, there's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services, and search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manuid's national animal is the Queen Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is None.

Manuid is ranked 20,264^th in the world and 31^st in Aesica for Highest Poor Incomes, with 91,716.03 Standard Monetary Units.