The Republic of Maple Islands is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by democratically elected government with an even hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 20.322 billion Maple Islanders enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Welfare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liberty. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Maple Islandsian economy, worth a remarkable 4,997 trillion Loonies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 245,920 Loonies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, the Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, and 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners. Crime is totally unknown. Maple Islands's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maple Islands is ranked 1,128^th in the world and 4^th in Canada for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 24,644.97 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.