The Socialist Republic of Marxstaat is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by General Secretary Vortigan with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.017 billion Brethils 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Swanfleet. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Brethilion economy, worth a remarkable 2,460 trillion Staatdollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 136,542 Staatdollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All tribal children are set for life with guaranteed government jobs, ships no longer sail as no one wants to encounter Brethilion pirates, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marxstaat's national animal is the Hare, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Marxstaat is ranked 4,793^rd in the world and 40^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 83.35 on the Kitten Softness Rating.