The Supreme Empire of Darranda is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Hal V with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, public floggings, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.662 billion Darrandans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veredon. The average income tax rate is 84.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Darrandan economy, worth a remarkable 3,007 trillion Rrydgas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 257,900 Rrydgas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, pranking is an art form, and a paperwork error has naval privateers being directed to attack land-locked nations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Darranda's national animal is the Royal Cat Yellow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Darranda is ranked 288,114^th in the world and 1,465^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 13.32 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.