The Republic of Maresca is a tiny, orderly nation, remarkable 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 411 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 58,820 Aureuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, recorded music can be rented but not bought from record companies, it is considered unpatriotic to learn a foreign language, and online terrorists are automatically assigned adverts for cheap balaclavas. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Maresca's national animal is the Eagle.

Maresca is ranked 314,580^th in the world and 3,023^rd in the Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -6.32 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.