The Dominion of John Mark is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 11.818 billion John Markians 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Paul. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 49.5%.

The frighteningly efficient John Markian economy, worth a remarkable 2,531 trillion Good Deeds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 214,212 Good Deeds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 656,372 per year while the poor average 54,115, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

Internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech, surveillance cameras are banned, citizens are required to report any and all incidents of prayer to their local Religious Affairs Officer, and life is somewhat repetitive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. John Mark's national animal is the Winged Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

John Mark is ranked 23,205^th in the world and 21^st in Catholic for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,075.03 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.