The Republic of Dawgtown is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 795 million Hounds are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trade St Station. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The a hound economy, worth 61.3 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 77,147 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, children who refuse to share their crayons are arrested, only those who apply can study applied maths, and the intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dawgtown's national animal is the Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Dawgtown is ranked 96,935^th in the world and 5,010^th in Lazarus for Largest Black Market, with 2.63 trillion Standard Monetary Units.