The Kingdom of Marinne is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Samuel Buchanan with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.556 billion Marinneans 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ihara. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Marinnean economy, worth 446 trillion Curoes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,072 Curoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Public incontinence is a growing problem amongst the nation's women, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, pocket dialling is a criminal offence, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marinne's national animal is the Cao, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christian.

Marinne is ranked 90,553^rd in the world and 163^rd in New Western Empire for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 1,060.07 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.