The Federal Republic of Darkanistan is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Henry Pearce with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.714 billion Darkans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darkania. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Darkan economy, worth 665 trillion Republican Darkas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 179,171 Republican Darkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, forgetting to pay your annual passport bill is a leading cause of deportations, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and all the playground's a stage for Darkan schoolchildren. Crime is totally unknown. Darkanistan's national animal is the Opossum, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Darkanistan is ranked 287,620^th in the world and 6,199^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -519.37 on the Scary Big Number Scale.