The Republic Independent City of Nova Danzig is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its state-planned economy, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 1.936 billion Neo Danzigueses enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Danzig. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.5%.

The New Danziguês economy, worth 144 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 74,548 Euros, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 309,131 per year while the poor average 11,786, a ratio of 26.2 to 1.

Citizens are overwhelmed by beautiful simulacra, the constant playing of Merry Birthday on New Danziguês radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and scenic tours are unheard of after most environmental laws were abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Nova Danzig's national animal is the Sparrow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nova Danzig is ranked 86,780^th in the world and 7^th in Banfield for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 3,151.97 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.