The Grand Duchy of Dar Trouble is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Dar'trouble Williams with an even hand, and renowned for its closed borders, flagrant waste-dumping, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.715 billion Dar Troubleans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brill Elementary. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.3%.

The powerhouse Dar Troublean economy, worth 321 trillion dar'troubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 86,505 dar'troubles, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 335,167 per year while the poor average 15,302, a ratio of 21.9 to 1.

Woodland critters flock to the safety of unfamiliar humans wearing lab-coats, one man's trash is another company's tax break, motorway service stations often have a higher population than the hinterland villages that the roads lead to, and snap elections are called over every minor impasse. Crime is a major problem. Dar Trouble's national animal is the dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Dar Trouble is ranked 294,498^th in the world and 188^th in Benigtopia for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 31.46 on the Kitten Softness Rating.