The Republic of Land of Mari is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Vance Guy with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.903 billion Land of Marians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Annapaltimore. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Land of Marian economy, worth a remarkable 1,626 trillion Old Bays a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 205,834 Old Bays, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances, kids laugh off vandalism and arson as "just fun", weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and being Vance Guy has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs. Crime is totally unknown. Land of Mari's national animal is the Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Land of Mari is ranked 7,344^th in the world and 130^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 3,618.71 on the Societal Mobility Rating.