The Empire of Dissuadia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Bratwurst McBugsy with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, flagrant waste-dumping, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.218 billion Dissuadis are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of McBugsy's Burgerland. The average income tax rate is 70.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Dissuadi economy, worth 180 trillion Dramamines a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 148,445 Dramamines, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Conscientious objectors are hanged as traitors, hospitals scramble for new disinfectants following a ban on rubbing alcohol, the standard prescription for infertility-causing conditions is "go have a baby", and bands of adventurers rove the countryside searching for monsters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dissuadia's national animal is the Angry Bee, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Bratwurst's Brats.

Dissuadia is ranked 323,528^th in the world and 167^th in Hell for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -11.83 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.