The Sublime Zsardom of Daulmark is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Zsar Johannes-Ottokar IV with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 13.763 billion Daulmarkians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Öslitz. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Daulmarkian economy, worth a remarkable 3,971 trillion Kuras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 288,534 Kuras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People talk about things being better when men were men, Daulmarkians believe manners maketh the leader, tabloids coo over Zsar Johannes-Ottokar IV's expected child, and female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daulmark's national animal is the Osprey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sancticism.

Daulmark is ranked 229,590^th in the world and 114^th in Commonwealth of Sovereign States for Largest Black Market, with 290 billion Standard Monetary Units.