The Empire of Duista is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Elliot Kronel with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cheerful population of 25.511 billion Duistans 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krashawn. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Duistan economy, worth a remarkable 6,832 trillion Kronels a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 267,816 Kronels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreigners "adopt" rotund Pandas to line the pockets of wildlife sanctuaries, triple black diamond is the only ski difficulty, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, and protecting the land is holey work. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Duista's national animal is the Panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Duista is ranked 160,835^th in the world and 76^th in The Wellspring for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,798.78 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.