The Phoenix Kingdom of Darastrixethe is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Queen Challise and Cuphire with an iron fist, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, fear of technology, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 26.323 billion Darastrixi 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Education, although Environment, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare and Public Transport are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darastrixethe. The average income tax rate is 3.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Darastrixian economy, worth a remarkable 4,454 trillion gold pieces a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 169,219 gold pieces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Pushy mums tell their kids to be doctors and engineers but steer them away from being penniless lawyers, an opal a day keeps the negative thoughts at bay, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, and military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Darastrixethe's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Xoism.

Darastrixethe is ranked 865^th in the world and 3^rd in Haiku for Highest Food Quality, scoring 376.47 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.