The Democratic Republic of The Democratic Republic of the Empire is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Vincent Vacheron with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.575 billion DRO The Democratic Republic of the Empireans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Orion. The average income tax rate is 37.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Democratic Republic of the Empirean economy, worth 413 trillion Shekels a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,139 Shekels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Unpackaged foodstuffs rot on store shelves, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, churches across the land are hurriedly installing auto-tune for their choirs, and much of The Democratic Republic of the Empire's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Democratic Republic of the Empire's national animal is the Sparkle pony, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Democratic Republic of the Empire is ranked 88,235^th in the world and 7^th in Fodlan for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,841.12 on the Gilded Widget Scale.