The Durm of Strang is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Durm with an iron fist, and remarkable for its burgeoning snake population. The cynical population of 8.086 billion strangers 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 medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Durmstrang. The average income tax rate is 27.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strange economy, worth 375 trillion rubledollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,460 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

All writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves, all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Durmstrang, Durm has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences, and Durm is the self-declared God of all Strang. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Strang's national animal is the snake and its national religion is explosions.

Strang is ranked 164,475^th in the world and 66^th in Thaecia for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 27.38 Effective Tax Rate.