The Democratic Republic of MARESOC is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 659 million MARESOCians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped MARESOCian economy, worth 22.8 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 34,604 rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MARESOC's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

MARESOC is ranked 261,660^th in the world and 18^th in Griffonia for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 39.43 on the Kitten Softness Rating.