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The Holy Empire of Marleyania is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Joseph with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and daily referendums. The compassionate, devout population of 4.207 billion Marleyanians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jotopia. The average income tax rate is 69.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Marleyanian economy, worth 466 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 110,916 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Bigtopian interference in domestic elections is always democratically sanctioned, kids these days know how to throw a proper punch, dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, and when their backs are against the walls Marleyanians look out for gay men. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marleyania's national animal is the panther, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Marleyania is ranked 259,974^th in the world and 302^nd in Conch Kingdom for Most Extreme, scoring 9.25 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.