The Republic of Darmen is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Alexander Woodrow with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 22.316 billion Darmenis 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 Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scott City. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Darmeni economy, worth a remarkable 3,709 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 166,244 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Darmeni Embarrassments, raver DJ XStacy holds multiple medical degrees in chillaxing, and citizens insist that there's no law against standing downwind when marijuana crops are burned off. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darmen's national animal is the German Shepherd, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Darmen is ranked 255,375^th in the world and 94^th in Rushmore for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -16.73 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.