The Republic of Daddy Long Legs is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.081 billion Daddy Long Legsians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Daddy Long Legsian economy, worth 20.4 trillion Dead Rats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 18,896 Dead Rats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daddy Long Legs's national animal is the Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Daddy Long Legs is ranked 182,406^th in the world and 5^th in Araneae for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 5.06 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.