The Holy Empire of Doge 44 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Doge XLIV with an even hand, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, ubiquitous missile silos, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 4.271 billion Doge 44ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marshcross. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.0%.

The powerhouse Doge 44ian economy, worth 348 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 81,394 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 324,126 per year while the poor average 13,768, a ratio of 23.5 to 1.

Personal injury lawyers are demanding compensation from the government after recent reductions in manufacturer liability, Emperor Doge XLIV's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners, posh restaurants scatter glass fragments on the dining room floor to keep out barefoot undesirables, and Doge 44ians believe manners maketh the leader. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Doge 44's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Doge 44 is ranked 200,689^th in the world and 4^th in DogeLand for Least Corrupt Governments, with 92.29 percentage of bribes refused.