The Federal Republic of Marcolandiya is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Seaza Vamjok with an even hand, and remarkable for its closed borders, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 2.466 billion Marcolandiyans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vesovtek. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.4%.

The very strong Marcolandiyan economy, worth 223 trillion Femets a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 90,713 Femets, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 295,556 per year while the poor average 20,960, a ratio of 14.1 to 1.

Lending firms are subject to strict government regulations, broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, new homeowners go furniture hunting with crowbars, and foreigners are treated with great suspicion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Marcolandiya's national animal is the Bezumö's Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Marcolandiya is ranked 63,477^th in the world and 3,823^rd in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.12 law-abiding acts per hour.