The Death of Dead is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, keen interest in outer space, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 20.236 billion Deadians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Deadian economy, worth a remarkable 2,617 trillion Golds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,341 Golds, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Black tea is only available on the black market, scrapyards are filled with Leader's face, people on the brink of death are put through unwanted and stressful procedures, and the housing market has collapsed like an overbaked Brancalandian souffle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dead's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dead is ranked 290,629^th in the world and 166^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.93 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.