The United Kingdom of Dragao do Mar is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by King Lorenzo Santiago with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, anti-smoking policies, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.203 billion Marians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortaleza. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Marian economy, worth 759 trillion Marian Iracemas a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,626 Marian Iracemas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Violet Mile now refers to the long line-ups that former death row inmates wait in as they transfer to maximum security prisons, jokes told in elementary school often come back to haunt politicians, the new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", and the nation's youth would rather watch paint dry than the news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dragao do Mar's national animal is the Harpy eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Dragao do Mar is ranked 84,173^rd in the world and 122^nd in The Western Isles for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 0.45 Bank.