The State of Dar es Salem is a titanic, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 20.726 billion Dar es Salemians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.2%.

The strong Dar es Salemian economy, worth a remarkable 1,071 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Soda Sales, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 51,695 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and Dar es Salem has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is relatively low. Dar es Salem's national animal is the deer.

Dar es Salem is ranked 141,141^st in the world and 1^st in Dar es Salem for Safest, scoring 66 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.