The Federal Republic of Mariteria is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 209 million Mariterians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Mariterian economy, worth 11.6 trillion Mariterian dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 55,635 Mariterian dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, corporate lobbying has been outlawed, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, and pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mariteria's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Mariteria is ranked 316,652^nd in the world and 185^th in The Kodiak Republic for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 52.99 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.