The Modern Portfolio Theory of Daedra1a is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by HIM Opulentus I with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, otherworldly petting zoo, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 40.832 billion Daedra1ans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, although Defense, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opulentia. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Daedra1an economy, worth an astonishing 41,916 trillion Expected Returns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,026,548 Expected Returns, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 9,576,293 per year while the poor average 9,728, a ratio of 984 to 1.

College-level writing classes are taught by undergraduate editors of the school newspaper, a breakdown in Westphalian sovereignty has left political scientists dazed and confused, people seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, and Daedra1a is increasingly belligerent on the international stage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Daedra1a's national animal is the Risk-free Assets, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Efficient Frontier.

Daedra1a is ranked 303,876^th in the world and 1^st in Daedra1a Zombie Fort for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -136.86 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.