The Republic of Maytree 44 is a very large, pleasant nation, renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 384 million Maytree 44ians 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 Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The Maytree 44ian economy, worth 16.2 trillion stences a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 42,257 stences, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maytree 44's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Maytree 44 is ranked 146,568^th in the world and 84^th in House Boucher for Safest, scoring 63.69 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.