The Kingdom of Marinne is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Heidi Buchanan with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 7.315 billion Marinneans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ihara. The average income tax rate is 85.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Marinnean economy, worth 697 trillion Curoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 95,332 Curoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mariannity now admits men and women into its clergy, companies flee the nation rather than pay their fair share of taxes, more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, and traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marinne's national animal is the Cao, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Mariannity.

Marinne is ranked 156,918^th in the world and 170^th in New Western Empire for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 191.52 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.