The Allied States of Maratisia is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 67 million Maratisians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Maratisian economy, worth 2.45 trillion bells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 36,519 bells, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Where there's smoke there's the Maratisian Forestry Department, the state considers itself the 'third parent' of every child in the nation, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, and the words 'private' and 'enterprise' must never appear in the same sentence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maratisia's national animal is the chimera, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maratisia is ranked 296,699^th in the world and 949^th in Carcassonne for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,250.93 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.