The Empire of Margala is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 598 million Margalais are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yamaranyapura. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Margalan economy, worth 60.3 trillion Gildas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 100,852 Gildas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The Margala Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content, city rooftops are pockmarked with the shattered remains of high velocity delivery drones, and religious education is a new government priority. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Margala's national animal is the Bone Sarpa, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Margala is ranked 58,750^th in the world and 56^th in Hell for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.