The Socialist States of Danubian Soviets is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Franz Koritschoner with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, state-planned economy, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.841 billion Danubian Soviets are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vienna. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Danubian Soviet economy, worth 418 trillion marks 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 147,246 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The recycled air in planes is nauseating, the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people, scientists are terrified of fabulous new breakthroughs, and dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Danubian Soviet citizenship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Danubian Soviets's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Danubian Soviets is ranked 286,934^th in the world and 6^th in Sunshine Coast for Largest Black Market, with 48.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.