The Imperium of Marquesan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Felix I with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 23.517 billion Marquesans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, corrupt, liberal government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Healthcare, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nuku Hiva. The average income tax rate is 1.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Marquesan economy, worth a remarkable 4,679 trillion Aureuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 198,990 Aureuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

News headlines usually include p-values, it is illegal to have the wrong clock time showing on your microwave oven, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, and student exchange programs are in trouble as everyone wants to leave but no-one wants to come. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Marquesan's national animal is the Red-Crowned Crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Drekanity.

Marquesan is ranked 1,800^th in the world and 1^st in Esvanovia for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 195,408.46 Standard Monetary Units.