The Constitutional Monarchy of Maerub is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 285 million Maerubians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baerijk. The average income tax rate is 56.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Maerubian economy, worth 25.1 trillion mïrs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,945 mïrs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visions of giant pink springboks are a common side effect after Maerubians eat their meals, national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing, meteorologists warn of fog just past 4pm daily, and commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maerub's national animal is the springbok, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maerub is ranked 285,896^th in the world and 994^th in Carcassonne for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.51 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.