The Rogue Nation of Dark Prognosticus is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its triple-decker prams, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.352 billion Dark Prognosticusians 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 relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Castle Bleck. The average income tax rate is 21.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Dark Prognosticusian economy, worth 89.1 trillion coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 65,881 coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Churches frequently hold public 'contraception burnings', bombs make good ploughs, the big red machine has ground to a halt, and if you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dark Prognosticus's national animal is the void, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Dark Prognosticus is ranked 133,135^th in the world and 1^st in Castle Bleck for Safest, scoring 69.54 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.