The Republic of Mardom is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Rosy Waggle with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 5.624 billion Mardomians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Micester. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Mardomian economy, worth 441 trillion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 78,488 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Interest in globalism never flags, increasing numbers of children in Mardom have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, and the bureaucracy's scale makes the trees wail. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mardom's national animal is the hedgehog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Congregation of the Five Gods.

Mardom is ranked 22,035^th in the world and 560^th in The East Pacific for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 15.84 Bank.