The Federated Realms of Distruzio is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by His Majesty Titus Lombardo with an iron fist, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, infamous sell-swords, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 11.866 billion Distruzi are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The minute, moralistic, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Social Policy and Environment not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Diesel Proper. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Distruzi economy, worth a remarkable 2,351 trillion Bezants a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 198,186 Bezants, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Bailiffs must face down a fusillade of depleted uranium rounds, a lot of glass windows have needed replacing recently, a life spent suffering in silence is considered noble, and to 'cut off family ties' is no longer just a phrase. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Distruzio's national animal is the Cosa Nostra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodoxy.

Distruzio is ranked 293,639^th in the world and 51^st in Byzantine Christendom for Lowest Crime Rates, with 3.36 law-abiding acts per hour.