The Republic of Emmanuel Maricon is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 512 million Emmanuel Mariconians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The thriving Emmanuel Mariconian economy, worth 38.2 trillion Euros a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 74,619 Euros, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 264,130 per year while the poor average 15,220, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Emmanuel Maricon's national animal is the Coq, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Emmanuel Maricon is ranked 94,662^nd in the world and 55^th in Portugal for Highest Average Incomes, with 74,619.84 Standard Monetary Units.