The United Socialist States of Donauvolk is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 206 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 67.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Donau economy, worth 12.3 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 59,932 Donau Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Trained plumber-burglars will clean out your blocked pipes and your jewellery boxes, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, the police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain, and teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art. 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 156,561^st in the world and 2,826^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 326.28 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.