The Empire of Darkland Empire is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Eduardo El-Imperatore with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, barren, inhospitable landscape, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.819 billion Darklandians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Namidis. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Darkland Empirean economy, worth 550 trillion Altrins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,123 Altrins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Aides are afraid to ask if Eduardo El-Imperatore wants a cup of tea or coffee, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, and the health budget has been diverted into prolonging Eduardo El-Imperatore's life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darkland Empire's national animal is the Wandering dark dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Submission to the Great Emperor.

Darkland Empire is ranked 15,325^th in the world and 205^th in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 93.97 law-abiding acts per hour.