The Lethadone Clinic of Drecq is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Drecq with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 29.998 billion Drecqians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Drecq. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Drecqian economy, worth an astonishing 11,773 trillion SCUS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 392,469 SCUS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, businesses often fire workers in favour of cheaper automatic systems, and retired racing Barbary Lions are served truffles for breakfast. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drecq's national animal is the Barbary Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cuthulhuism.

Drecq is ranked 6,597^th in the world and 49^th in Europeia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 109.92 law-abiding acts per hour.