The Scientific Powerhouse of Dark Matter is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by General Superintendent with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 25.72 billion Espers 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Academy City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient scientific economy, worth an astonishing 10,390 trillion Academy City's Yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 403,975 Academy City's Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

More than one company makes the board game Monopoly, blue bloods are welcome in Dark Matter, you can't ask the government "you and whose army?" when they declare they're going to rob you, and the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dark Matter's national animal is the Dark Matter, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Irreligion.

Dark Matter is ranked 3,735^th in the world and 80^th in Europe for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 20,369.68 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.