The Democratic Republic of Drask is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Jaxon Thorne with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 6.018 billion Draskians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Basin City. The average income tax rate is 73.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Draskian economy, worth 543 trillion Auroracredits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 90,374 Auroracredits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, students eagerly await homework from their gaming class, and cops in Basin City spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drask's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Drask is ranked 282,822^nd in the world and 1,742^nd in the Outback for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 22.6 on the Bus Surprisal Index.