The Hellish Fiefdom of ThePlague is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Corvus Pragis with an iron fist, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.778 billion Plagueans 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Spirituality, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Plague. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Plaguean economy, worth a remarkable 1,132 trillion Besants a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 196,058 Besants, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,435,046 per year while the poor average 8,258, a ratio of 173 to 1.

Plagueans have replaced bears in a popular idiom, molehills are the only mountains deemed safe enough for the public, mouldy bread is served as an appetizer in many restaurants, and the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. ThePlague's national animal is the Rat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Satanism.

ThePlague is ranked 3,606^th in the world and 53^rd in The East Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 141,162.26 Standard Monetary Units.