The Kingdom of Darkmen is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by agustus nero with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, strictly enforced bedtime, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.413 billion Darkmenians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Industry and Administration are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darkmen City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Darkmenian economy, worth a remarkable 4,575 trillion human femaleses a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 486,128 human femaleses, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,339,713 per year while the poor average 58,851, a ratio of 39.8 to 1.

Tabloids coo over Agustus nero's expected child, naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure, the giant 80-storey carving of agustus nero in Mount Rushless can be seen from space, and some are born loving old plays and some have old plays thrust upon them. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Darkmen's national animal is the rancors, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Darkmen is ranked 107^th in the world and 7^th in the South Pacific for Most Devout, with 26,641.3 Prayers Per Hour.