The Kingdom of Dawcreek is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Mikael III with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.904 billion Dawcreekians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akerfeldt. The average income tax rate is 90.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dawcreekian economy, worth a remarkable 3,820 trillion Kroner a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 320,909 Kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Serial killers share cells with serial jaywalkers, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, and residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dawcreek's national animal is the Elk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Paganism.

Dawcreek is ranked 4,393^rd in the world and 6^th in Wintreath for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 10,232.43 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.