The Republic of Mari Autonomous SSR is a large, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 121 million Mari Autonomous SSRians 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 minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with International Aid and Spirituality not funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong Mari Autonomous SSRian economy, worth 7.49 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 61,933 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 330,411 per year while the poor average 6,100, a ratio of 54.2 to 1.

Organ donation is compulsory, families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mari Autonomous SSR's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Mari Autonomous SSR is ranked 296,483^rd in the world and 34^th in UEGDL Soviet Union for Largest Populations, with 121 million capita.