The Republic of Darya is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 408 million Daryans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.1%.

The very strong Daryan economy, worth 25.0 trillion takahs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 61,346 takahs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 265,635 per year while the poor average 9,003, a ratio of 29.5 to 1.

The citizenship exam requires years of study to actually pass, bicyclists are banned from major roads, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and a nation-wide cull of elephants is in effect. Crime is moderate. Darya's national animal is the elephant, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Darya is ranked 206,837^th in the world and 59^th in International Democratic Union for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -2.19 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.