The Modern Portfolio Theory of Daedra1a is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by HIM Opulentus I with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 39.907 billion Daedra1ans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, although Defense, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opulentia. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Daedra1an economy, worth an astonishing 40,624 trillion Expected Returns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,017,985 Expected Returns, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 9,496,396 per year while the poor average 9,647, a ratio of 984 to 1.

Adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, epileptic patients switch their medications to whichever has a 'buy one get one free' offer, teddy bear James Dean (aka "the Rebel Without the Claws") helps convince kids that candy cigarettes are cool, and visions of giant pink Risk-free Assets are a common side effect after Daedra1ans eat their meals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Daedra1a's national animal is the Risk-free Assets, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Efficient Frontier.

Daedra1a is ranked 2^nd in the world and 1^st in Daedra1a Zombie Fort for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 1.02 million Standard Monetary Units.