The United States of Daniel53 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 1.201 billion Daniel53ians, 1.143 billion of whom are zombies, 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.1%.

The powerhouse Daniel53ian economy, worth 485 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 100,125 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 377,020 per year while the poor average 18,541, a ratio of 20.3 to 1.

They say the best compromise leaves everyone feeling a little unarmed, public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, and policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daniel53's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Daniel53 is ranked 293,695^th in the world and 74^th in New Bilderberg Group for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -8.94 on the Clooney Contribution Index.