The Grand Duchy of Dauershire is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 41.927 billion Dauershireans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 1.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dauershirean economy, worth a remarkable 9,465 trillion euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 225,754 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new one euro coin also makes a handy throwing-star, exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies", producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene, and teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Dauershire's national animal is the lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dauershire is ranked 4,674^th in the world and 83^rd in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 581.53 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.