The Republic of Mardis is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 6.218 billion Mardisians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mardisian economy, worth 313 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,437 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings, hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework, political gridlock ensues as even the most innocuous legislation is vetoed by the Supreme Court for potential civil rights violations, and the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Mardis's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Mardis is ranked 85,551^st in the world and 60^th in Thaecia for Largest Populations, with 6.22 billion capita.