The Architects of The Mass Extinction Event is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by the oil industry with an iron fist, and remarkable for its digital currency, ritual sacrifices, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 21.85 billion Endlings are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Spirituality, although Defense is also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Duobusia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.7%.

The powerhouse Endling economy, worth a remarkable 2,098 trillion almighty dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 96,047 almighty dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 878,726 per year while the poor average 1,134, a ratio of 774 to 1.

The Mass Extinction Event has become a gigantic dustbowl filled with tourists and mean desperados, Humongo-Mart's Beef 'n Ecosystem Lasagne is a hit, new religious sects are squashed immediately by the government, and scholars are leaving the country at an alarming rate. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Mass Extinction Event's national animal is the ecosystem, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is short sighted and self serving.

The Mass Extinction Event is ranked 291,072^nd in the world and 6,378^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 23.6 law-abiding acts per hour.