The City of Martorell is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning lion population. The democratic population of 5.519 billion Martorellencs 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 Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 35.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Martorellenc economy, worth 224 trillion pessetas a year, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,667 pessetas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, voting is compulsory, minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament, and baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Martorell's national animal is the lion.

Martorell is ranked 230,273^rd in the world and 5^th in Catalunya for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 38.99 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.