The Empire of Dregenstein is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 8 million Dregensteinians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 26.2%.

The Dregensteinian economy, worth 373 billion Emeralds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,709 Emeralds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dregenstein's national animal is the Dragon.

Dregenstein is ranked 113,554^th in the world and 5,875^th in Osiris for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.