The Big Cities of Drientin is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Big Al with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 1.009 billion Drientinians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Realé. The average income tax rate is 55.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Drientinian economy, worth 141 trillion Krans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 139,671 Krans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, serial killers are the country's biggest import, and The Family Business has been named as Drientin's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drientin's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Family Business.

Drientin is ranked 192,477^th in the world and 617^th in Horizon for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 41.44 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.