The Dominion of Marindis is a large, genial nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic population of 171 million Marindus have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 31.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Marindisian economy, worth 8.18 trillion Marindu Kules a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,819 Marindu Kules, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Virtual assistants are seen with increasing suspicion every time they get an upgrade, politicians are fired for opening subjective statements with "I believe", blind dates reemerge as a necessary evil in the quest for love, and stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marindis's national animal is the Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Marindis is ranked 267,643^rd in the world and 3,535^th in the South Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -5.51 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.