The Glorious State of Marktrah is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Comrade Jagel with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.154 billion Marktrans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zephyrburg. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Marktrahian economy, worth a remarkable 1,314 trillion Stellas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 255,123 Stellas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Enemy governments seem especially interested in Marktrah's election cycle, people often complain that they're going in circuitous routes all the time, bars are packed at all hours, and children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marktrah's national animal is the Golden Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Virenism.

Marktrah is ranked 9,747^th in the world and 1^st in International of Socialist Nations for Nicest Citizens, with 31.96 average smiles per day.