The Community of Marcapada is a mid-sized, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 98 million Marcapadans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The Marcapadan economy, worth 5.10 trillion Doits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 52,072 Doits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marcapada's national animal is the Reef Shark, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Marcapada is ranked 92,494^th in the world and 8^th in Marcapada for Nicest Citizens, with 15.09 average smiles per day.