The Pacifican Empire of East Durthang is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Lord of Darkness with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 8.797 billion Pacificans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valmar. The average income tax rate is 52.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient East Durthangian economy, worth 357 trillion Denariis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,593 Denariis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, Lord of Darkness has just been declared ruler of East Durthang in an international press conference, Christianity has been named as East Durthang's national religion, and weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Durthang's national animal is the Balrog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

East Durthang is ranked 81,774^th in the world and 3,417^th in the Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 1,687.92 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.