The Theocracy of DIN 553 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 10.39 billion DIN 553ians 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 large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.0%.

The frighteningly efficient DIN 553ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,142 trillion DINS a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,998 DINS, with the richest citizens earning 9.5 times as much as the poorest.

They unpaved paradise and tore up a parking lot (ooh, bop bop bop), farmers sing lullabies to soothe their livestock to sleep, a positive GPA is all it takes to get an elite education, and there are increasing complaints that male AI assistants have aggressive voices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. DIN 553's national animal is the DIN 438, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

DIN 553 is ranked 214,762^nd in the world and 178^th in Karma for Safest, scoring 53.42 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.