The Armed Republic of Dunkelland is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 278 million Dunkellandians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 64.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Dunkellandian economy, worth 11.1 trillion Dunkel Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,097 Dunkel Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, a dictator has seized power and outlawed elections, the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery, and the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dunkelland's national animal is the Gray Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Dunkelland is ranked 210,607^th in the world and 231^st in KAISERREICH for Highest Food Quality, scoring 11.15 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.