The Commonwealth of Collective Markets is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The democratic, devout population of 8.777 billion Marketsians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Collective Marketsian economy, worth 416 trillion State Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 47,450 State Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, Collective Markets has designated Collective Markets City as its capital city, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, and the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Collective Markets's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Collective Markets is ranked 14,993^rd in the world and 19^th in Union of Allied States for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,721.27 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.