The Band of Marillion is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by H with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.613 billion Socts are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aylesbury. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Jester economy, worth a remarkable 1,584 trillion Free Scotlands a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 125,598 Free Scotlands, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

The voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, students can name the chiefs of proto-Bigtopian tribes before they can count to ten, and prosecutors are tucked into bed by the household police officer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marillion's national animal is the Fish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Misplaced Childhood.

Marillion is ranked 49,052^nd in the world and 2^nd in Monarchist and Democratic Alliance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,788.86 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.