The Holy Blue Pacifican Empire of East Durthang is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Lord of Darkness with an even hand, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 10.415 billion Pacificans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valmar. The average income tax rate is 60.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient East Durthangian economy, worth 396 trillion Denarii a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,024 Denarii, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Religious epiphanies are often cited as a reason for high school drop-outs, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, and local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Durthang's national animal is the zombie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

East Durthang is ranked 137,369^th in the world and 6,623^rd in the Pacific for Most Ignorant Citizens, with 1.78 Missed References Per Hour.