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“Better to be hated than to be scorned by ants”

The Kuro Inmin Konghwaguk of Dra-pol is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Director Hotan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 14.482 billion are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Defence, although Law & Order and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Da'Khiem. The average income tax rate is 100%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

Military spending recently hit a new high, school uniforms are compulsory, political activists are routinely executed, and Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Dra-pol's national animal is the Paegam duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Sŏn'gun chŏngch'i, and its currency is the yako voucher.

Dra-pol is ranked 3rd in the region and 944th in the world for Lowest Crime Rates.