The Kingdom of Dark-Land is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by King Bowser with an iron fist, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.669 billion Darklings are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration 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 Bowser Castle. The average income tax rate is 61.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Darkling economy, worth a remarkable 1,259 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 269,742 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Adults have never outgrown their fear of monsters, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, money can't buy happiness but it can buy immunity to prosecution, and charity workers dole out hardtack from behind designer sunglasses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Dark-Land's national animal is the Chain Chomp, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Dark-Land is ranked 109,720^th in the world and 7^th in Valkia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 90.27 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.