The United Socialist States of Marxlings is a large, genial nation, notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, devout population of 197 million Marxites, 188 million of whom are zombies, enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Engelia. The average income tax rate is 82.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Marxlingsian economy, worth 35.2 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Uranium Mining. Average income is 44,114 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, 'Totally Not Partisan News' is a line item on the government budget, and Leader is strangely popular with male politicians' wives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marxlings's national animal is the flamingo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Marxlings is ranked 11,524^th in the world and 243^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,617.79 on the Clooney Contribution Index.