The Federal Republic of Danthia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by El Presendente with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.477 billion Danthians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bahia Azul. The average income tax rate is 15.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Danthian economy, worth 463 trillion Pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 133,335 Pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Life-saving resuscitation is denied based on decades-old teenage diaries that declare "I want to die before I get old", t-shirts displaying a photo of El Presendente performing the Full-Monty are selling out, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, and Danthian diplomacy is by the book. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Danthia's national animal is the Crimson Kraken, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Danthia is ranked 22,045^th in the world and 333^rd in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 265.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.