The Travelling Companion of Marci is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 8.996 billion Marcians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 52.0%.

The strong Marcian economy, worth 448 trillion rubles a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,883 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts, sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, the nation's laws on image rights are amongst the strictest in the world, and third world countries are rich in "I Love Marci City" t-shirts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marci's national animal is the dolphin.

Marci is ranked 88,900^th in the world and 124^th in Remembrance for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 51.96 Effective Tax Rate.