The Old Queendom of Durakem is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Queen Anai with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, free-roaming dinosaurs, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 18.04 billion Durakemites enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sentinel. The average income tax rate is 77.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Durakemite economy, worth a remarkable 2,726 trillion Cookies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 151,150 Cookies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, royal mothers accustomed to baby-talk assure the troops "we gweatly wespect your service; yes, we do", and people are more interested in gossip about the private lives of politicians than their policies. Crime is totally unknown. Durakem's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Stargazing.

Durakem is ranked 11,162^nd in the world and 658^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 119.92 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.