The Dictatorship of Matika is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Nunya Business with an iron fist, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.007 billion Matikans 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 Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tokhulu. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Matik economy, worth 619 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 154,599 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The best defense is a good fence, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", Moby Dick can only be sold by pornographers, and report cards now include a 'Pain Tolerance' grading column. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matika's national animal is the Trout, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Atheism.

Matika is ranked 324,335^th in the world and 4,109^th in The East Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 0.33 average smiles per day.