The Modern Portfolio Theory of Daedra1a is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by HIM Opulentus I with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, enslaved workforce, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 33.119 billion Daedra1ans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, with Defense and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opulentia. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Daedra1an economy, worth an astonishing 31,145 trillion Expected Returns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is a breathtaking 940,406 Expected Returns, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 8,772,583 per year while the poor average 8,913, a ratio of 984 to 1.

The new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", murder victims' families receive windfall payouts when the murderers are executed, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, and turning eighteen is often referred to as the 'Age of Aquarius'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Daedra1a's national animal is the Risk-free Asset, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Efficient Frontier.

Daedra1a is ranked 89,843^rd in the world and 1^st in Daedra1a Zombie Fort for Most Politically Free, scoring 67.43 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.