The Republic of Duscor is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Meti Urra with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.261 billion Duscorans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Linaesus. The average income tax rate is 26.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Duscoran economy, worth 114 trillion Palzes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,689 Palzes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, out-of-work actors say they can't complain, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and businesses have become paranoid as waves of lawsuits sweep the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Duscor's national animal is the gray wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Duscor is ranked 85,927^th in the world and 9^th in Timoria for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.31 law-abiding acts per hour.