The Island Republic of New Muko is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Robert Robertson III with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, hard-working population of 5.998 billion New Mukoans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prospera. The average income tax rate is 32.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming New Mukoan economy, worth 588 trillion Mukoan Shillings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 98,064 Mukoan Shillings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

A light facial coating of soot is seen as the mark of an honest and hardworking man, millions of New Mukoans are excellent swimmers, funeral mourners ridesharing with the deceased are encouraged to sit on the coffin to save room, and the government is giving peace a chance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. New Muko's national animal is the Pingoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

New Muko is ranked 54,000^th in the world and 8^th in The United Democratic Front for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 172.12 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.