The Allied States of Maratisia is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, state-planned economy, and national health service. The compassionate population of 159 million Maratisians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Maratisian economy, worth 7.37 trillion bells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 46,350 bells, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government forces Maratisians to eat their vegetables, children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name, every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries, and the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maratisia's national animal is the chimera, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maratisia is ranked 165,828^th in the world and 587^th in Carcassonne for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,152.37 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.