The Holy Empire of Marbieth is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Ludvig XIV Larsen with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, unlimited-speed roads, and frequent executions. The compassionate, devout population of 986 million Marbiethians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

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 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Marbiethian economy, worth 103 trillion kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,387 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, Emperor Ludvig XIV Larsen is described as an everyday person with normal tastes and the usual interests, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, and when flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!". 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 5,707^th in the world and 18^th in Aesica for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.92 percentage of bribes refused.