The Republic of Maracanau is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Mendonza with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, otherworldly petting zoo, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.104 billion Maracanauans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pindoretama. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Maracanauan economy, worth 89.2 trillion bitcoins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,780 bitcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maracanauan doors require a Ph.D. to open, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, most pop videos prominently feature the Maracanauan flag, and you can call your arthritic immigrant neighbour for all your roof-tiling and guttering needs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maracanau's national animal is the Arara-Azul, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maracanau is ranked 235,643^rd in the world and 1,052^nd in 10000 Islands for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -7.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.