The Second Socialist Republic of Doundaly is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Kenton Rowe with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.231 billion Doundalians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pratka. The average income tax rate is 25.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Doundalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,347 trillion galds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,005 galds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, and many marriages end in murder. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Doundaly's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Doundaly is ranked 6,419^th in the world and 135^th in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 73.3 flags saluted per person per day.