The City of Monterey is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Mike McCarthy with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, smutty television, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working population of 19.769 billion Montereyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City Hall. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Montereyian economy, worth a remarkable 4,454 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 225,352 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, Montereyians have replaced bears in a popular idiom, referenda are held for every conceivable government action, and Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to City Hall to enjoy their national art. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monterey's national animal is the otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Paganism.

Monterey is ranked 5,156^th in the world and 2^nd in Monterey for Nicest Citizens, with 45.36 average smiles per day.