The Democratic Republic of Motua is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Jaylen Vasa with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, aversion to nipples, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 8.362 billion Motuans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skyline Falls. The average income tax rate is 77.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Motuan economy, worth 763 trillion Motuan dollars a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,364 Motuan dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Civil servants are no longer allowed to cross their t's, manufacturers of biodegradable plastics have to wait for months to show evidence of organic decomposition, in coastal waters there are fifteen salvage divers per dead man's chest (yo ho ho), and disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Motua's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Christianity.

Motua is ranked 13,704^th in the world and 1^st in Kingdom of Old Saxony for Highest Food Quality, scoring 140.57 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.