The Holy Empire of Marbieth is a huge, genial nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 744 million Marbiethians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Francisburg. The average income tax rate is 72.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Marbiethian economy, worth 61.7 trillion kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,950 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kids leave museums believing that some humans have six fingers, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, the government has undertaken a massive health education program to combat VODAIS, and citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marbieth's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Marbieth is ranked 75,176^th in the world and 65^th in Aesica for Most Developed, scoring 68.76 on the Human Development Index.