The Republic of Mark Island is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and compulsory gun ownership. The cynical population of 1.657 billion Mark Islandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 34.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mark Islandian economy, worth 98.3 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 59,310 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, and research into 'designer babies' is banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mark Island's national animal is the Clam, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Mark Island is ranked 110,923^rd in the world and 523^rd in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 80.83 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.