The Kingdom of Marik is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Queen Alison Marjorie Razkowic with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 16.017 billion Mariks 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dormuth. The average income tax rate is 25.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Marik economy, worth a remarkable 1,264 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 78,967 Reichsmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation, the nation's reinforced coffee tables are constructed to survive an atomic blast, and drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Marik's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Marik is ranked 39,617^th in the world and 7^th in The Reich for Most Beautiful Environments, with 748.66 pounds of wildlife per square mile.