The Church of Mary Magdalene is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Primus Dionysius II with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 1.037 billion Magdalenians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magdala. The average income tax rate is 31.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Magdalenian economy, worth 87.5 trillion Magdalene Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 84,406 Magdalene Lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, Primus Dionysius II has just been declared ruler of Mary Magdalene in an international press conference, and The Church of Mary Magdalene has been named as Mary Magdalene's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Mary Magdalene's national animal is the Turtledove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is The Church of Mary Magdalene.

Mary Magdalene is ranked 144,336^th in the world and 1^st in The Church of Mary Magdalene for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 599.42 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.