The Floating Fortress of The Castle of Dark Illusions is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed population of 4.457 billion Castle of Dark Illusionsians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 36.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Castle of Dark Illusionsian economy, worth 225 trillion LPS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,534 LPS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

News headlines usually include p-values, the little guy plays a big role in Castle of Dark Illusionsian politics, a good deed is rewarded with a thank you note attached to a deportation order, and the Random Number Gods do play dice with the universe (The Castle of Dark Illusions has found 1 easter egg). Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Castle of Dark Illusions's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Castle of Dark Illusions is ranked 147,518^th in the world and 272^nd in The League for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 637.17 on the Gilded Widget Scale.