The Serene Sanctuary of The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by His Serene Highness Prince Marcarius with a fair hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, zero percent divorce rate, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 9.412 billion Saint Markians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Education, although Environment, Spirituality, and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctus Leo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Markian economy, worth a remarkable 2,923 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 310,666 Marks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,636,500 per year while the poor average 31,427, a ratio of 52.1 to 1.

The nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, fifty years of pension funds can disappear in half a second, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, and there's a hole in the heart of every Saint Markian city. Crime is totally unknown. The Holy Principality of Saint Mark's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is ranked 2,951^st in the world and 62^nd in the West Pacific for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 2,263.42 Tourists Per Hour.