>The Martian state has been the Solar system's most stable polity ever
>since, enduring largely unchanged through several worldwide upheavals
>on neighboring Earth and staying completely out of the current Earth
>Alliance awkwardness. Though not isolationist, Mars has a reputation
>for staying out of others' business and expecting others to
>reciprocate.

Kind of like Switzerland on a larger scale.

...Now I'm wondering what Martian chocolate would be like.