The Maroon Node of Node Maroon is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and lack of airports. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.56 billion Node Maroonians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Maroonian economy, worth 526 trillion Nodecoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 115,406 Nodecoins, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Discarded pennies litter the streets, signs of extraterrestrial life are just foreign astronauts evading Node Maroonian justice, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, and adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Maroon's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Maroon is ranked 35,499^th in the world and 20^th in The Node for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,465.67 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.