The Republic of After Dark is a fledgling, efficient nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6 million Night City Citizens are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, although Defense, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%.

The thriving After Darkian economy, worth 376 billion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 62,651 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 221,766 per year while the poor average 12,779, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. After Dark's national animal is the Machine, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

After Dark is ranked 70,867^th in the world and 131^st in Starlight for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 70.67 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.