The Grand Duchy of Marldeep is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by First Chief Havelock Danelaw with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 44.633 billion Marldeepians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Horstgraben. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Marldeepian economy, worth an astonishing 29,108 trillion Kronkites a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 652,176 Kronkites, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The Marldeepian Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, rumor has it that First Chief Havelock Danelaw has won three lotteries in a row, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, and a degree in First Chief Havelock Danelaw Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers. Crime is totally unknown. Marldeep's national animal is the Woolly Rhino, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Marldeep is ranked 7,358^th in the world and 10^th in Wysteria for Lowest Crime Rates, with 107.33 law-abiding acts per hour.