The Republic of Margit 10 is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its closed borders and avowedly heterosexual populace. The devout population of 9.17 billion Margit 10ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 28.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Margit 10ian economy, worth 458 trillion runes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,962 runes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, young criminals are told they'll go to bed without supper if they do it again, genetic researchers have been expelled, and millions are awarded in damages for bad haircuts. Crime is totally unknown. Margit 10's national animal is the omen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Margit 10 is ranked 167,479^th in the world and 62^nd in Paperwork for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.51 on the Bus Surprisal Index.