The Serene Sanctuary of The Holy Principality of Saint Mark is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by His Serene Highness Prince Marcarius with an even hand, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, daily referendums, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 17.242 billion Saint Markans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Education, with Industry, Environment, and Spirituality 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 62.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Markan economy, worth a remarkable 6,223 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 360,927 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, it is still not known if the commander in chief outranks the supreme commander, the Great Pyramid of Sanctus Leo can be seen from miles away, and a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army. 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 85,993^rd in the world and 1,049^th in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,472.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.