The Felsinsel Anocracy of The Death Syndicate is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Governor Alberecht Fahrbach with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.219 billion Death Syndicate Members 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cemetery Hill. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Death Syndicatean economy, worth a remarkable 1,267 trillion Kroner a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 300,507 Kroner, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,814,435 per year while the poor average 22,326, a ratio of 81.3 to 1.

The booming slave trade is now government-funded, people say that smog must be good for you because of its healthy green colour, getting an autograph has become harder than ever, and reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Death Syndicate's national animal is the Plague, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Kriegskult.

The Death Syndicate is ranked 243,329^th in the world and 7,945^th in The East Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2.62 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile.