The Republic of Daniel12 is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.805 billion Daniel12ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 48.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Daniel12ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,336 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 169,225 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Parole hearings come with a complimentary ten-year extension, prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail, legend has it Leader's shower singing echoes through the halls of government, and doctors tell patients to turn and cough up some change. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daniel12's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Daniel12 is ranked 308,792^nd in the world and 36^th in New Bilderberg Group for Nicest Citizens, with 0.73 average smiles per day.