The Republic of Maria Louisa La Valette is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Maria Louisa La Valette with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory vegetarianism, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, devout population of 6.738 billion Maria Louisa La Valetteans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of La Valette Castle. The average income tax rate is 60.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Maria Louisa La Valettean economy, worth 719 trillion Orens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 106,812 Orens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new Maria Louisa La Valettean-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage, the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget', vaccinations are mandatory, and edutainment video games are taking Maria Louisa La Valette's students to the next level. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maria Louisa La Valette's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maria Louisa La Valette is ranked 71,364^th in the world and 101^st in Shadow Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 134.67 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.