The Hellish Fiefdom of ThePlague is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Corvus Pragis with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, disturbing lack of elderly people, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.547 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, with Spirituality, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, 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 28.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Plaguean economy, worth 874 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 192,320 Besants, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,401,551 per year while the poor average 8,228, a ratio of 170 to 1.

Labour strikes are routinely squashed by police, the secret ingredient is love (and MSG), it turns out you can put a price on sporting integrity, and gun shops sell hook hands and eye patches. 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 289,369^th in the world and 5,117^th in The East Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2.6 pounds of wildlife per square mile.