The Republic of Mars the Red is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.135 billion Mars the Redians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.1%.

The very strong Mars the Redian economy, worth 67.8 trillion Redstones a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 59,752 Redstones, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 176,488 per year while the poor average 15,904, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mars the Red's national animal is the Mars Worm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mars the Red is ranked 165,085^th in the world and 4^th in Mars for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,168.93 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.