The Principality of Marisella is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its national health service, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.029 billion Marisellans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montrose. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Marisellan economy, worth 123 trillion Florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 119,566 Florins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 391,467 per year while the poor average 27,429, a ratio of 14.3 to 1.

Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, automotive regulators are throwing in the towel, being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, and the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Marisella's national animal is the Osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Marisella is ranked 152,458^th in the world and 131^st in Aesica for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,995.12 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.