The Most Serene Republic of Saint Margaret Mary is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Angel Gabriel with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service and public floggings. The hard-nosed, devout population of 26.394 billion Saints have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halo. The average income tax rate is 12.0%.

The strong Saint Margaret Maryian economy, worth a remarkable 1,130 trillion Lires a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,827 Lires, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Government policies change at the drop of a rabbit, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Saint Margaret Mary flights to avoid the pay lavatories, and towns that stop turning a profit are turned into animal sanctuaries. Crime is moderate. Saint Margaret Mary's national animal is the Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Saint Margaret Mary is ranked 140,909^th in the world and 6^th in Saint Margaret Mary for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,924.92 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.