The United Socialist States of Donauvolk is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 292 million Donaus 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Donau economy, worth 19.0 trillion Donau Francs a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,034 Donau Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, unpackaged foodstuffs rot on store shelves, the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Eckie-Ecola and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed, and the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Donauvolk's national animal is the Finch, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Donauvolk is ranked 170,297^th in the world and 3,317^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 56.74 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.