The Republic of Monatashi is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 216 million Monatashians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 36.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Monatashian economy, worth 7.88 trillion guilders a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,476 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monatashi's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Monatashi is ranked 287,043^rd in the world and 10^th in JayDam for Largest Black Market, with 48.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.