The Empire of Dregenstein is a tiny, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 10 million Dregensteinians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 26.2%.

The Dregensteinian economy, worth 467 billion Emeralds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,709 Emeralds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dregenstein's national animal is the Dragon.

Dregenstein is ranked 147,357^th in the world and 7,803^rd in Osiris for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 429.87 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.