The Imperial Reich of Drachen is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Reichskaiser Franz Josef V with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, keen interest in outer space, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.813 billion Germans 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, 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 Berlin. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient German economy, worth 621 trillion Reichmarks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 162,957 Reichmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, aggravated apostrophe abusers are admonished and assaulted, and drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. 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 Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Drachen is ranked 265,194^th in the world and 112^th in Fifth Empire for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 11,244.05 Standard Monetary Units.