The Empire of Martian Deccan Traps is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.782 billion Deccan Trapsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pune Nova. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Martian Deccan Trapsian economy, worth 427 trillion Mudras a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 113,014 Mudras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government bureaucrats devote many man-hours to trying to measure unquantifiables, law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', and Martian Deccan Trapsian athletes are close to breaking the 2 minute mile and the 16 meter long jump. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Martian Deccan Traps's national animal is the Laconia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Martian Deccan Traps is ranked 49,425^th in the world and 2,565^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 54,472.96 Standard Monetary Units.