The Republic of Darque is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 46.26 billion Darqueans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The all-consuming Darquean economy, worth a remarkable 5,871 trillion kilos a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 126,919 kilos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, blind dates reemerge as a necessary evil in the quest for love, virtually all of the country's economic activity takes place in Darque City, and politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darque's national animal is the bunnie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Darque is ranked 77^th in the world and 1^st in SWG for Largest Populations, with 46.3 billion capita.