The Second Socialist Republic of Doundaly is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Kenton Rowe with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, triple-decker prams, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.255 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 24.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Doundalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,357 trillion galds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 146,634 galds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Major polluting industries have painted a lot of their machines green to give an impression of caring about the environment, coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, a positive pregnancy test doubles as a visa, and heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable 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 29,377^th in the world and 676^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 222.75 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.