The Haunted Lands of The Desert Ghost is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Desert Ghost with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 21.869 billion Desert Ghostians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Desert. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Desert Ghostian economy, worth a remarkable 4,286 trillion chains a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 196,002 chains, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why The Desert Ghost is a silly poophead, and history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students. Crime is totally unknown. The Desert Ghost's national animal is the dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Afterlife.

The Desert Ghost is ranked 31,617^th in the world and 3^rd in The Children of the Grave for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.79 law-abiding acts per hour.