The Constitutional Monarchy of Holy Marcus Empire is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by King Vincent Fritz I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.548 billion Marcusians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tenseigan. The average income tax rate is 95.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Marcusian economy, worth 365 trillion Vinzes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 143,341 Vinzes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Recorded music can be rented but not bought from record companies, the education system is being cleansed of all corporate influence, the government's stance on marriage is 'Let Marcusians marry themselves', and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holy Marcus Empire's national animal is the Marcusian Tiger Shark, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Holy Marcus Empire is ranked 12,519^th in the world and 610^th in The North Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 73.94 Quips Per Hour.