The Empire of Duista is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Elliot Kronel with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cheerful population of 25.354 billion Duistans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krashawn. The average income tax rate is 63.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Duistan economy, worth a remarkable 6,686 trillion Kronels a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 263,706 Kronels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, all the playground's a stage for Duistan schoolchildren, flamethrower-toting soldiers are also equipped with fire blankets and extinguishers, and convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes. 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 807^th in the world and 2^nd in The Wellspring for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,137.57 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.