The Second Socialist Republic of Doundaly is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kenton Rowe with an iron fist, and notable for its national health service, aversion to nipples, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.099 billion Doundalians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pratka. The average income tax rate is 23.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Doundalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,334 trillion galds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,676 galds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Pharmaceutical companies emphatically promise that "your pills are in the mail" rather than admit any supply shortfall, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, Kenton Rowe is quite hard to get a hold of, and the possibility of gain causes universal pain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Doundaly's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Doundaly is ranked 12,037^th in the world and 261^st in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 97.87 law-abiding acts per hour.