The Größer-Deutsches Kaiserreich of Drachen is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Kaiser Friedrich IV with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 7.916 billion Germans, 7.468 billion of whom are zombies, 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient German economy, worth a remarkable 1,828 trillion Reichmarks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 198,969 Reichmarks, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

Modern warfare's call of duty isn't popular with gamers these days, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, bus shelters seem to be designed to let rain in, and German companies generally just fire employees in lieu of giving them vacation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drachen's national animal is the Imperial Eagle and its national religion is German Lutheranism.

Drachen is ranked 301,827^th in the world and 203^rd in Fifth Empire for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -12.25 on the Clooney Contribution Index.