The Republic of Maple Islands is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Parliament and Prime Minister with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, cheerful population of 25.497 billion Maple Islanders enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Welfare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liberty. The average income tax rate is 99.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Maple Islandsian economy, worth a remarkable 6,623 trillion Loonies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 259,789 Loonies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Large sections of Maple Islands have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner, artists are pillars of society, and internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Maple Islandsian weed picker are way up. Crime is totally unknown. Maple Islands's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maple Islands is ranked 1,054^th in the world and 8^th in Canada for Safest, scoring 156.41 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.