The Republic of Maresca is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7 million Marescans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The tiny, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.1%.

The strong Marescan economy, worth 412 billion Aureuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 58,870 Aureuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

It is considered unpatriotic to learn a foreign language, online terrorists are automatically assigned adverts for cheap balaclavas, rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, and pharmacists increasingly claim they are morally obligated to take long lunches. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Maresca's national animal is the Eagle.

Maresca is ranked 235,102^nd in the world and 2,447^th in the Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.