The Republic of Docklands Light Railway 23 is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 9.773 billion Docklands Light Railway 23ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 28.5%.

The strong Docklands Light Railway 23ian economy, worth 465 trillion deniers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 47,624 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Anyone interested in the stock market is investigated, commemoration of the Great Sildoria War costs almost as much as the war itself, the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams, and young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Docklands Light Railway 23's national animal is the giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Docklands Light Railway 23 is ranked 28,914^th in the world and 1^st in Sildoria for Safest, scoring 109.68 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.