The High-Rising Metropolis of Drientin is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Godfather with an even hand, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, state-planned economy, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 820 million Drientinians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Realé. The average income tax rate is 58.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Drientinian economy, worth 103 trillion Krans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 126,771 Krans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The police insist that racism does not exist, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, libraries are refusing to stock A Midsummer Night's Dream because it has an ass in it, and dinner parties often end in politically charged fist fights. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drientin's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Drientin is ranked 275,614^th in the world and 189^th in Horizon for Largest Black Market, with 83.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.