The Democratic Republic of Mapico is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Leafy with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 15.459 billion Mapicoans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rain. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Mapicoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,868 trillion Maps a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 185,577 Maps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A light breeze is enough to make Leafy fold, cash-strapped politicians frequently host bake sales to fund their campaigns, the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people, and world leaders often feel uncomfortable when Leafy tries to recruit them into selling cosmetics. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mapico's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mapico is ranked 9,098^th in the world and 286^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 33.49 average smiles per day.