The Free Cities of Maanenland is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Premier Consul Alex Bouchard with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ubiquitous missile silos, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 25.995 billion Maanlanders enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Franc. The average income tax rate is 29.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Maanenic economy, worth a remarkable 8,045 trillion Livres a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 309,499 Livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, space has been brought down to earth with constellations of cancer cases across Maanenland, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime is totally unknown. Maanenland's national animal is the Fou de Bassan, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Maanenland is ranked 1,176^th in the world and 25^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 951.1 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.