The Federal Republic of New Marcon is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 3.987 billion New Marconians 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 Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veblen. The average income tax rate is 74.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse New Marconian economy, worth 391 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,293 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, people's charity begins and ends at home, re-education centers are being added to most prisons, and former nobles are being issued new identities in the wake of the end of serfdom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Marcon's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

New Marcon is ranked 40,869^th in the world and 7^th in Spiritus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,214.62 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.