The Commonwealth of DarkDefiance is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 699 million DarkDefianceans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 24.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The DarkDefiancean economy, worth 40.3 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,613 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in DarkDefiance City for fear of causing a fuss, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, and t-shirts displaying a photo of Leader performing the Full-Monty are selling out. Crime is totally unknown. DarkDefiance's national animal is the cobra chicken, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

DarkDefiance is ranked 55,973^rd in the world and 950^th in the Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.74 percentage of bribes refused.