The Serene Sanctuary of The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by His Serene Highness Prince Marcarius with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, free-roaming dinosaurs, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.389 billion Saint Markans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Education, with Industry, Spirituality, and Environment also on the agenda, while Social Policy isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctus Leo. The average income tax rate is 52.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Markan economy, worth a remarkable 8,274 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 369,558 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Bris parties are all the rage, the national anthem is considered broadly offensive to those who don't believe in Christianity, tourists visit The Holy Principality of Saint Mark to mass-moon Saint Markan politicians, and male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'. Crime is totally unknown. The Holy Principality of Saint Mark's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is ranked 7,624^th in the world and 117^th in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,598.26 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.