The Rogue Nation of Maternity is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.776 billion Maternityians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The strong Maternityian economy, worth 77.0 trillion baht a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 43,369 baht, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 235,889 per year while the poor average 4,099, a ratio of 57.5 to 1.

Cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", corporate lobbying has been outlawed, and the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Maternity City Times is sold out. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Maternity's national animal is the unicorn, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Maternity is ranked 245,765^th in the world and 468^th in Prison for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -2.19 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.