The Republic of Markostvo is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its restrictive gun laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 753 million Markostvoans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novigrad. The average income tax rate is 62.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Markostvoan economy, worth 43.4 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,575 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The masses are surrendering their civil liberties without complaint for the sake of shopping convenience, Max Barry is this year's Miss Markostvo, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, and the beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Markostvo's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Markostvo is ranked 245,149^th in the world and 12^th in Slavia for Rudest Citizens, with 28.26 insults per minute.