The Undead Empire of Margala is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Night Empress Yamini Sundari with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 5.66 billion Margalais have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yamaranyapura. The average income tax rate is 89.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Margalan economy, worth 798 trillion Blood coins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,059 Blood coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government single-handedly sustains the bunk bed market, the Margalan Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, the army consists of only generals and grunts, and the words guilty and evidence have left the Margalan lexicon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Margala's national animal is the Bone Sarpa, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Faith of Yamin.

Margala is ranked 114,764^th in the world and 67^th in Hell for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,332.11 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.