The Dominion of Paganblood is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Dark with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, strictly enforced bedtime, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 46.318 billion Pagans 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 minute, corrupt, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orion's Hall. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Paganbloodian economy, worth an astonishing 14,742 trillion Shields a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 318,297 Shields, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,329,767 per year while the poor average 13,407, a ratio of 173 to 1.

The Paganblood Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, financial investors are noting a boom in artillery, mostly women are seen and not heard, and Paganblood Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Paganblood's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Heathenism.

Paganblood is ranked 1,958^th in the world and 1^st in Scandinavia for Most Armed, with 17.13 weapons per person.