The Republic of Daynes is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 200 million Daynesians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 56.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Daynesian economy, worth 16.0 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,197 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, police frequently raid drugstores in search of contraband bottles of New Spice aftershave, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges, and colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Daynesian Liberator". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daynes's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Daynes is ranked 39,413^th in the world and 17^th in Enowiden for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 757.2 on the Clooney Contribution Index.