The Global Empire of DeNorSweLand is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Cygnus Schwarz with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.914 billion Denorswelandians 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 Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Swanson. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient DeNorSweLandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,148 trillion feathers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 194,163 feathers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Witnesses have to run a gauntlet of mob enforcers to testify at trials, dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Cygnus Schwarz's bedroom, and ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products. Crime is totally unknown. DeNorSweLand's national animal is the Black Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cygnetism.

DeNorSweLand is ranked 3,980^th in the world and 4^th in Karma for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 19,714.83 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.