The United Socialist States of Donauvolk is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 211 million Donaus 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 enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Donau economy, worth 12.6 trillion Donau Francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,642 Donau Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many aides in Leader's office are known to be serial jaywalkers, bargain hunters descend on disaster zones for a quick spot of grocery shopping, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, and the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Donauvolk's national animal is the Finch, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Donauvolk is ranked 252,349^th in the world and 4,715^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 215.61 pounds of wildlife per square mile.