The Cloudy Skies of Marlducro is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Matthieu Dubois with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, unlimited-speed roads, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 4.84 billion Marlducroans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Folsburgh. The average income tax rate is 90.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Marlducroan economy, worth 937 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 193,635 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, the minority inevitably have their addenda vetoed, and skateparks can be found in every city. Crime is totally unknown. Marlducro's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Marlducro is ranked 221,818^th in the world and 4,700^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -5.1 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.