The Serene Sanctuary of The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by His Serene Highness Prince Marcarius with a fair hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, zero percent divorce rate, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 13.273 billion Saint Markans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Education, although Industry, Environment, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Social Policy is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctus Leo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Markan economy, worth a remarkable 4,462 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 336,201 Marks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,117,881 per year while the poor average 22,413, a ratio of 94.5 to 1.

Citizens finish cleaning up after the annual National Treasure Hunt just in time for the next one, factory workers offered 20-hour shifts are expected to thank their bosses for the wonderful opportunity, companies balk at paying their workers, and the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields. Crime is totally unknown. The Holy Principality of Saint Mark's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is ranked 30,318^th in the world and 290^th in the West Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 108.4 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.