The Bishopric of Duholm is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.519 billion Duholmers 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, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.0%.

The powerhouse Duholmian economy, worth 629 trillion Marks a year, is mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 96,499 Marks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 383,511 per year while the poor average 16,376, a ratio of 23.4 to 1.

Women who display their ankles are shunned by society, the government is known to care more about its buildings than its people, ritual mummification is making a comeback, and the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Duholm's national animal is the White Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Duholm is ranked 172,751^st in the world and 6,395^th in Osiris for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 206.38 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.