The Modern Portfolio Theory of Daedra1a is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by HIM Opulentus I with a fair hand, and notable for its frequent executions, flagrant waste-dumping, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 34.295 billion Daedra1ans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, 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 aren't funded at all. 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 32,604 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, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is a breathtaking 950,713 Expected Returns, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 8,390,864 per year while the poor average 15,451, a ratio of 543 to 1.

It is typical to be greeted by a string of curse words in Daedra1an restaurants, towns are often run by puppets, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term, and a National Academy regulates grammar and usage. 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 242,133^rd in the world and 1^st in Daedra1a Zombie Fort for Nicest Citizens, with 0.03 average smiles per day.