The Holy Empire of Marlylend is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Benito with an even hand, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, complete lack of prisons, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.676 billion The Fallens 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 Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santos Christa. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.0%.

The powerhouse Marlylendian economy, worth 484 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,514 Golds, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

The Snapgram channel "Embarrassing Baby Benito Pics" has made Benito's mom a celebrity, kindhearted The Fallens generously pay taxes for citizens of other countries, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, and tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Marlylend Blood Tithe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marlylend's national animal is the Sasquatch, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Coptic Christan.

Marlylend is ranked 48,242^nd in the world and 6^th in Sparkalia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 94.99 on the Bus Surprisal Index.