The Most Serene Republic of Dark Daroach is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, national health service, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.683 billion Dark Daroachians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Dark Daroachian economy, worth 291 trillion Star Rods a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 108,399 Star Rods, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 334,703 per year while the poor average 27,084, a ratio of 12.4 to 1.

The family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it, the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists, and a murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dark Daroach's national animal is the Fire Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dark Daroach is ranked 45,035^th in the world and 1^st in Dark Daroach for Smartest Citizens, with 46.24 quips per hour.