The State of Manasses is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 23.17 billion Manassesians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 14.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Manassesian economy, worth 697 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 30,105 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, voting is voluntary, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Manasses's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Manasses is ranked 101,558^th in the world and 1^st in Bissau for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,374.48 on the Gilded Widget Scale.