The Republic of Dark Modec is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning penguin population. The quiet, industrious population of 3.694 billion Dark Modecians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 27.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Dark Modecian economy, worth 158 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,813 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and customs turn away those considered to have an unfavourable ethnicity. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dark Modec's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Dark Modec is ranked 231,192^nd in the world and 10^th in Artic for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.