The Republic of Margit 15 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.94 billion Margit 15ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 39.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Margit 15ian economy, worth 139 trillion runes a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,508 runes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory miniature radios, anti-riot police are dispatched whenever two elderly ladies gather to complain that prices have increased, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, and the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Margit 15's national animal is the omen, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Margit 15 is ranked 229,511^th in the world and 24^th in Leyndell for Most Beautiful Environments, with 408.85 pounds of wildlife per square mile.