The Commonwealth of Marindis is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 75 million Marindus 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 Welfare, Administration, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 30.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Marindisian economy, worth 3.75 trillion Marindu Kules a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,934 Marindu Kules, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Onions have been banned due to their tendency to cause eye irritation, military recruitment numbers are down as citizens object on 'moral grounds', X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, and on-duty Air Marindis flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marindis's national animal is the Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Marindis is ranked 111,894^th in the world and 1,399^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,423.35 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.