The Republic of Maritaine is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 1.306 billion Maritaineans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 56.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Maritainean economy, worth 47.3 trillion nacres a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 36,201 nacres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Harry Potter books are banned, immigrants who don't like the taste of Maritainean Turnip Chips are immediately deported, moonshine has made a resurgence, and sick Maritaineans are hair today and gone tomorrow. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maritaine's national animal is the Camargue horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Maritaine is ranked 179,523^rd in the world and 2,150^th in the South Pacific for Rudest Citizens, with 44.92 insults per minute.