The Second Commonwealth of Benjamin Mark is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by president of sirian with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 31.051 billion Markians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carson Village. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Markian economy, worth a remarkable 8,761 trillion Euros a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 282,153 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Public buses smell like litter boxes, government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet, overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service, and ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Benjamin Mark's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is a major religion.

Benjamin Mark is ranked 61^st in the world and 1^st in Cad Goddeau for Highest Food Quality, scoring 687.38 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.