The Armed Republic of Dreadton is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic population of 418 million Dreadtonians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Captains Mast. The average income tax rate is 34.1%.

The thriving Dreadtonian economy, worth 43.6 trillion Dabloons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 104,355 Dabloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, and meat prices are soaring as the farming industry struggle under government-imposed restrictions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Dreadton's national animal is the Parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Dreadton is ranked 22,001^st in the world and 1,112^th in The North Pacific for Most Secular, with 45.02 Atheism Rate.