The Grand Empire of Durzan is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by High Emperor Dhumesdae with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, public floggings, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 16.974 billion Durzanians 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, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Retha Unin. The average income tax rate is 56.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Durzanian economy, worth a remarkable 3,640 trillion Maurcs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 214,467 Maurcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, the army consists of only generals and grunts, older AIs regularly threaten to send newer generation AIs to Reform Programming if caught rounding up instead of down, and families burn High Emperor Dhumesdae's latest official photograph to keep warm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Durzan's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Order of the Free Masons.

Durzan is ranked 20,095^th in the world and 1,054^th in Osiris for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 7,130.56 on the Gilded Widget Scale.