The Federation of Dragenstal is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Zukov Ivanovich with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, public floggings, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 819 million Dragenstalians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dracualia. The average income tax rate is 36.2%.

The all-consuming Dragenstalian economy, worth 86.6 trillion Escors a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 105,708 Escors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Pictures of government employees with expensive Pearbooks 'working' on exotic beaches dominate local tabloids, foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather, Zukov Ivanovich has just been declared ruler of Dragenstal in an international press conference, and advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references. Crime is totally unknown. Dragenstal's national animal is the Blue dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Dragenstal is ranked 20,039^th in the world and 584^th in The East Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 61.88 quips per hour.