The Democratic Republic of Dakalian is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 636 million Dakalianites enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Waller-Bridge. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.3%.

The all-consuming Dakalianite economy, worth 61.0 trillion vegas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is 95,930 vegas, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Dakalianite weed picker are way up, feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, every school is receiving a brand new eraser, and relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dakalian's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dakalian is ranked 20,068^th in the world and 626^th in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 62.33 quips per hour.