The Holy Red Domain of D-I-R-E is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Sir Crazy with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.892 billion Direnians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of McMurdo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.8%.

The strong Direnian economy, worth 295 trillion Taps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,901 Taps, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

Wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Sir Crazy's throne, the armed forces insist that UFOs aren't real... yet, and muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. D-I-R-E's national animal is the Dire Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Hand of the Cold Lord.

D-I-R-E is ranked 61,633^rd in the world and 9^th in Antarctica for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,252.72 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.