The Dominion of Marches is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning lion population. The quiet, industrious population of 6.941 billion Marchesi 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 Education, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ancona. The average income tax rate is 47.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Marchese economy, worth 169 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 24,473 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, thousands of former welfare recipients are in a revolutionary uproar as the rest of society is enjoying a hefty tax break, in court almost every witness is a hostile witness, and a major religion has been named as Marches's national religion. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marches's national animal is the lion.

Marches is ranked 304,531^st in the world and 94^th in Terranova for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 12,897.41 Standard Monetary Units.