The Empire of Darkland Empire is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Eduardo El-Imperatore with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.893 billion Darklandians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Namidis. The average income tax rate is 78.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Darkland Empirean economy, worth 563 trillion Altrins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,747 Altrins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Military equipment stores have a tendency to go up in flames, exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies", male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, and former school buses now regularly shuttle kids to the nearest shopping centers to work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darkland Empire's national animal is the Wandering dark dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Submission to the Great Emperor.

Darkland Empire is ranked 274,080^th in the world and 1,379^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 12.46 pounds of wildlife per square mile.