The State of DBA xvii is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 13.888 billion DBA xviians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The strong DBA xviian economy, worth 872 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 62,854 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 427,332 per year while the poor average 3,377, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The nation's official head of religious affairs is an atheist, voting is voluntary, DBA xvii has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of DBA xvii in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. DBA xvii's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

DBA xvii is ranked 199,560^th in the world and 83^rd in The Federation of Independent Nations for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.38 kickbacks per hour.