The Civilisation Game of Mastodonia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Shepard Blaine with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 12.215 billion Mastodonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Environment, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Mastodonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,761 trillion Postagestamps a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 226,079 Postagestamps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, social networking sites have discussion groups devoted to planning terrorist attacks, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mastodonia's national animal is the mastodon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Project Pope.

Mastodonia is ranked 953^rd in the world and 13^th in 10000 Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 173.48 law-abiding acts per hour.