The Federal Republic of Mariteria is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 269 million Mariterians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Mariterian economy, worth 15.0 trillion Mariterian dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 55,635 Mariterian dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, corporate lobbying has been outlawed, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, and pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mariteria's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Mariteria is ranked 278,047^th in the world and 171^st in The Kodiak Republic for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 9.15 Effective Tax Rate.