The Federal Village of MountAye is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Villager with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 5.866 billion MountAyers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tsingtao. The average income tax rate is 41.2%.

The frighteningly efficient MountAyean economy, worth a remarkable 1,066 trillion bottle caps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 181,886 bottle caps, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

A rusted hulk in Tsingtao harbour has been voted the worst eyesore in Philosophers, MountAyers refer to transgender people with insults instead of pronouns, Prime Villager is considering changing the nation's name to Blackacre, and there is a heavy social stigma attached to e-cigarettes. Crime is totally unknown. MountAye's national animal is the sea dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Philosophy of Science.

MountAye is ranked 6,385^th in the world and 10^th in Philosophers for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 16,604.57 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.