The Pink Holy of The Marlands is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and enforced nudity. The compassionate, democratic population of 708 million Marlandi hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrassil. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Marlandi economy, worth 62.1 trillion Brains a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 87,700 Brains, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing, competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents, ranchers are adept at mimicking wolf attacks, and rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Marlands's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Marlands is ranked 235,006^th in the world and 9,528^th in The East Pacific for Healthiest Citizens, with 0.76 bananas ingested per day.