The Federal Republic of Mardistapperra is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 69 million Mardistapperrans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Mardistapperran economy, worth 1.66 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 24,062 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, surveillance cameras are banned, and several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mardistapperra's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mardistapperra is ranked 97,624^th in the world and 736^th in the Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 958.99 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.