The Commonwealth of Martes is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The democratic population of 7.434 billion Martines enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Spirituality, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Industry aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 19.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Martine economy, worth 280 trillion Watership Downs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,667 Watership Downs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Martes has designated Martes City as its capital city, Leader has just been declared ruler of Martes in an international press conference, a major religion has been named as Martes's national religion, and a popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street". Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Martes's national animal is the marten.

Martes is ranked 291,945^th in the world and 69^th in The TWR and NE Puppet Depot for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 512.83 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.