The Constitutional Monarchy of Maerub is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its public floggings, complete lack of prisons, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 397 million Maerubians 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 medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baerijk. The average income tax rate is 61.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Maerubian economy, worth 44.4 trillion mïrs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 111,773 mïrs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Surgical tape has taken on a distinctly red color, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maerub's national animal is the springbok, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maerub is ranked 27,613^th in the world and 86^th in Carcassonne for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 4,132.37 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.