The Republic of Matzerati2 is a huge, genial nation, notable for its parental licensing program, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 425 million Matzerati2ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 74.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Matzerati2ian economy, worth 4.99 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports. Average income is 11,744 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, tourists on boat cruises can't figure out why they smell so fishy afterward, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, and elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matzerati2's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Matzerati2 is ranked 29,908^th in the world and 169^th in Artificial Solar System for Safest, scoring 109.26 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.