The Empire of Dornstrom is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Alexander with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 19.794 billion Dornstromians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dornstrom City. The average income tax rate is 43.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Dornstromian economy, worth a remarkable 2,239 trillion Dragons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 113,122 Dragons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

In coastal waters there are fifteen salvage divers per dead man's chest (yo ho ho), a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, and sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dornstrom's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Dornstrom is ranked 61,354^th in the world and 581^st in the West Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,201.05 on the Gilded Widget Scale.