The Republic of Wandering Mark is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, disturbing lack of elderly people, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 12.328 billion Wandering Markians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 23.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Wandering Markian economy, worth a remarkable 1,431 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,148 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Private businesses are paving paradises to put up parking lots, prominent cultural symbols are featured on the backs of cereal boxes, superfoods are often seen as supervillains, and nothing gets the party jumping like Leader specifying how high. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wandering Mark's national animal is the White Marked Tree Dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Wandering Mark is ranked 231,643^rd in the world and 10,998^th in Balder for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 208.52 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.