The Holy Empire of Marbieth is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Ludvig XIV Larsen with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 858 million Marbiethians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Francisburg. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Marbiethian economy, worth 85.8 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,004 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Explicit slash fiction is repackaged for kindergarten kids as stories about friends cuddling friends, a popular saying is "don't do the crime if you can't smash the lime(stone)", old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, and the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marbieth's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Marbieth is ranked 177,718^th in the world and 208^th in Aesica for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 383.36 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.