The Republic of Maltarien is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 178 million Maltariens are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Maltarienian economy, worth 3.74 trillion Opals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 20,992 Opals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, punting clubs and posh accents have been added to the national curriculum, science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, and young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maltarien's national animal is the Maltarien Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maltarien is ranked 320,881^st in the world and 5^th in Lyssaria for Highest Average Incomes, with 20,992.15 Standard Monetary Units.