The Sublime Zsardom of Daulmark is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Zsar Johannes-Ottokar IV with an iron fist, and notable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 13.794 billion Daulmarkians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Öslitz. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Daulmarkian economy, worth a remarkable 3,988 trillion Kuras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 289,139 Kuras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Contestants on Daulmark's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, and the television adaptation of Jennifer Government is the most popular program in the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daulmark's national animal is the Osprey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sancticism.

Daulmark is ranked 577^th in the world and 2^nd in Commonwealth of Sovereign States for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 101.77 Effective Tax Rate.