The Felsinsel Anocracy of The Death Syndicate is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Governor Alberecht Fahrbach with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 5.202 billion Death Syndicate Members 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, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cemetery Hill. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Death Syndicatean economy, worth a remarkable 1,640 trillion Kroner a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 315,340 Kroner, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, anyone who sneezes at border crossings is turned away, the line of people waiting for a visa interview in front of foreign embassies is typically a mile long, and AI citizens are criticized for being robotic. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Death Syndicate's national animal is the Plague, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Kriegskult.

The Death Syndicate is ranked 24,832^nd in the world and 713^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,050.19 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.