The Republic of Daniel12 is a titanic, efficient nation, renowned for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.782 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 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Daniel12ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,349 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 170,480 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Elementary school children develop thousand-yard stares, the nation proudly hosts OstraCon to decide who gets free vacations to the Brancaland tundra, the government spares every expense for national defence, and compass sales have gone south. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable 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 12,730^th in the world and 43^rd in New Bilderberg Group for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 38,448.28 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.