The Ethos of Materialist is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working population of 7.609 billion Materialistians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The very strong Materialistian economy, worth 580 trillion matters a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 76,301 matters, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 230,974 per year while the poor average 19,613, a ratio of 11.8 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Materialist's national animal is the knowledge, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Materialist is ranked 38,879^th in the world and 1^st in International Capitalist Economies for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,291.81 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.