The Republic of Martinia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Joshua Woods with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.951 billion Martinians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.
The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luxor. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.0%.
The frighteningly efficient Martinian economy, worth 477 trillion Martinian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 120,881 Martinian Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.
A surprising number of travelers carry their water in vodka bottles, it is often said that only Joshua Woods could bring down Dàguó, Joshua Woods can finally stop kneading the dough and start rolling in it instead, and tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Crime is totally unknown. Martinia's national animal is the Panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Martinia is ranked 24,130th in the world and 10th in North America for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 251.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
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Martinia, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, Joshua Woods can finally stop kneading the dough and start rolling in it instead.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, it is often said that only Joshua Woods could bring down Dàguó.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, a surprising number of travelers carry their water in vodka bottles.
- : Martinia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls.
- : Following new legislation in Martinia, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly.
- : Martinia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
