The Republic of The Darth Pole is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 9.511 billion Darth Poleans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Darth Polean economy, worth 89.7 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,430 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Darth Pole's national animal is the squirrel.

The Darth Pole is ranked 101,492^nd in the world and 2,384^th in Suspicious for Safest, scoring 81.54 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.