The Dictatorship of Market-51 is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Tim population. The hard-working population of 736 million Market-51ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.4%.

The Market-51ian economy, worth 30.3 trillion Platinums a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 41,132 Platinums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Market-51's national animal is the Tim.

Market-51 is ranked 15,738^th in the world and 293^rd in Artificial Solar System for Most Primitive, scoring 84.26 on the Scary Big Number Scale.