The Galactic Imperium Invictum of Darkium is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Supreme Emperor with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 32.036 billion Darkians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dawn's City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Darkiumian economy, worth an astonishing 16,152 trillion DSCS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 504,190 DSCS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cars speed down national highways while drivers sleep at the wheel, surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods, museums offer moralization or your money back, and Dawn's City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darkium's national animal is the Imperial Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Darkium is ranked 2,262^nd in the world and 47^th in Lazarus for Most Patriotic, with 102.78 flags saluted per person per day.