The Federated Kingdom of Margaux is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by King Mark Serene Grumps with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 9.491 billion Margauxians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Triablo. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Margauxian economy, worth a remarkable 4,112 trillion Marguins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 433,326 Marguins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government invades its allies more than its enemies, bins outnumber trees in city parks, the military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", and King Mark Serene Grumps's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Margaux's national animal is the Emperial Thoroughbred, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is None.

Margaux is ranked 14,706^th in the world and 177^th in 10000 Islands for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,124.4 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.