The Republic of Daretia is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Vladymir Mandolek with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 5.622 billion Daretians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Albord. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Daretian economy, worth 143 trillion Konarts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,565 Konarts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Jennifer Government is a bestseller, Daretia has designated Albord as its capital city, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, and Vladymir Mandolek has just been declared ruler of Daretia in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daretia's national animal is the Grand Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Daretia is ranked 127,829^th in the world and 5^th in North Alliance for Largest Populations, with 5.62 billion capita.