The District of Marcomas is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 23.706 billion Marcomasians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 69.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Marcomasian economy, worth 371 trillion aurums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 15,670 aurums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and Marcomas has designated District City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marcomas's national animal is the bovina, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Marcomas is ranked 106,949^th in the world and 1^st in Lobamba for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 33.36 on the Bus Surprisal Index.