The Disputed Territories of Draithus is a tiny, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working population of 12 million Draithians 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, Education, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.3%.

The Draithusian economy, worth 641 billion guilders a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,496 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

Employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, government bureaucrats devote many man-hours to trying to measure unquantifiables, wait staff claim to like it when odorous customers flirt with them, and treason is relative. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Draithus's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Draithus is ranked 184,407^th in the world and 993^rd in the Outback for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 322.83 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.