The Dictatorship of Southern Draks is a massive, safe nation, ruled by James Norton with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.03 billion Southern Draksians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marleton. The average income tax rate is 34.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Southern Draksian economy, worth 90.2 trillion draks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 87,563 draks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, the Hanging Gardens account for half of Marleton's water use, and the most common answers to where babies come from are "uh... ask your mother" and "um... ask your father". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Southern Draks's national animal is the drak, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Southern Draks is ranked 163,242^nd in the world and 4,208^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -4 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.