The Größer-Deutsches Kaiserreich of Drachen is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Kaiser Friedrich IV with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.159 billion Germans 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient German economy, worth a remarkable 1,802 trillion Reichmarks a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 196,828 Reichmarks, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Officer recruitment and police brutality have reached an all-time high, savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, and a Fifth Empire Tourist Association survey has rated Drachen #1 for number twos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drachen's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is German Lutheranism.

Drachen is ranked 15,356^th in the world and 40^th in Fifth Empire for Smartest Citizens, with 77.13 quips per hour.