The Confederacy of Mark Gordon is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 4.762 billion Mark Gordonians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.3%.

The Mark Gordonian economy, worth 199 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,815 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

It is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, Mark Gordon City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, and the demands of climate protestors are measured in spray-paint can sales. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mark Gordon's national animal is the Kitsune.

Mark Gordon is ranked 115,111^th in the world and 1^st in CheeseLand for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,869.38 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.