The Theocracy of Mariana is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 15.733 billion Marianans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Marianan economy, worth 640 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,687 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is compulsory, Marianans have replaced bears in a popular idiom, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mariana's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mariana is ranked 192,916^th in the world and 126^th in Jenny for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.33 law-abiding acts per hour.