The Dominion of Paganblood is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Dark with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, strictly enforced bedtime, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 46.305 billion Pagans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The minute, corrupt, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orion's Hall. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Paganbloodian economy, worth an astonishing 14,771 trillion Shields a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 318,995 Shields, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,284,885 per year while the poor average 14,495, a ratio of 157 to 1.

Paganblood isn't what it used to be, the Paganblood Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, financial investors are noting a boom in artillery, and mostly women are seen and not heard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Paganblood's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Heathenism.

Paganblood is ranked 61,972^nd in the world and 20^th in Scandinavia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.39 law-abiding acts per hour.