The Dax of Nightmare King is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 8.669 billion Nightmare Kingians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 21.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Nightmare Kingian economy, worth 369 trillion corn flakes a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 42,575 corn flakes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Nightmare King's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Nightmare King is ranked 205,959^th in the world and 121^st in Darkest Skies for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.