The Republic of Darpol is a massive, genial nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.202 billion Darpolians 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 Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Utopiar. The average income tax rate is 43.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Darpolian economy, worth 83.2 trillion Bells a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,229 Bells, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, there is an abondance of ackawi and zartschmelzend in every Darpolian grocery store, and rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darpol's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Darpol is ranked 53,880^th in the world and 425^th in 10000 Islands for Most Beautiful Environments, with 669.28 pounds of wildlife per square mile.