The Republic of Daniel17 is a titanic, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 13.948 billion Daniel17ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Daniel17ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,304 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 165,225 Dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 877,267 per year while the poor average 16,440, a ratio of 53.4 to 1.

Some of the country's most famous photographers are animals, art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat, it turns out that trees grow on Dollars, and ships are encouraged to deliberately run aground onto Daniel17ian beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daniel17's national animal is the Sloth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Daniel17 is ranked 121,888^th in the world and 30^th in New Bilderberg Group for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,710.94 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.