The Union of Democratic Martian States is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Comrade Georg with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 2.222 billion Martians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mars City. The average income tax rate is 78.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Martian economy, worth 207 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 93,326 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, executions are marked by quiet dignity and maybe a final round or two of whist, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and every microwave and toaster is being disassembled and probed by inspectors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Democratic Martian States's national animal is the Martian Thunnosaur, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is socialist morality.

Democratic Martian States is ranked 18,368^th in the world and 14^th in Socialists for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 8,389.66 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.