The Holy Empire of Doge 36 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Doge XXXVI with an iron fist, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, rampant corporate plagiarism, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.29 billion Doge 36ians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The large, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oakbank. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 58.9%.

The all-consuming Doge 36ian economy, worth 380 trillion francs a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 88,665 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 261,022 per year while the poor average 23,710, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

Murder suspects plead the 'there was a rat beneath his chef's hat' defense, RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, the Doge 36 Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, and women earn less than half the salary of men if they can even find a job. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Doge 36's national animal is the penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Christianity.

Doge 36 is ranked 238,137^th in the world and 10^th in DogeLand for Most Secular, with 13.75 Atheism Rate.