The Disputed Territories of Dark-Expanse is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 262 million Dark-Expanseans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.0%.

The all-consuming Dark-Expansean economy, worth 26.4 trillion credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 100,614 credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 704,092 per year while the poor average 4,938, a ratio of 142 to 1.

Major internet servers have acquired citizenship, global warming is heating up, Dark-Expanse recently decided against having a capital city, and travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Dark-Expanse flights to avoid the pay lavatories. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Dark-Expanse's national animal is the slugbat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Dark-Expanse is ranked 309,355^th in the world and 96^th in Furry Hangout for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -15.17 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.