The Federation of David Ellefson is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 3.52 billion David Ellefsonians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant David Ellefsonian economy, worth 62.9 trillion basses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is 17,865 basses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The wreckages of bombed planes that litter David Ellefson are highly popular tourist destinations, a major religion has been named as David Ellefson's national religion, the Federal Council of David Ellefson has been announced as the new Head of State, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named David Ellefson's new capital. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. David Ellefson's national animal is the menza, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

David Ellefson is ranked 30,063^rd in the world and 1^st in Megadeth for Safest, scoring 108.99 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.