The People's Republic of Maregrad is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, digital currency, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 851 million Maregradians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of stalliongrad. The average income tax rate is 24.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Maregradian economy, worth 45.0 trillion Bits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 52,902 Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maregrad has designated stalliongrad as its capital city, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, the justice of Maregrad is considered superior to that of other nations, and raccoons are plump and satiated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Maregrad's national animal is the Pony, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Maregrad is ranked 92,799^th in the world and 2^nd in Union of Pony Nations for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,300.71 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.