The Borderlands of Lower Marldvenius is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its national health service and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 174 million Lower Marldveniusians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Lower Marldveniusian economy, worth 6.12 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,145 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

You're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, the fastest growing demographic of porn viewership is twelve to seventeen, earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, and school plays were recently banned due to concerns of child endangerment. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lower Marldvenius's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lower Marldvenius is ranked 150,993^rd in the world and 2,724^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 423.26 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.