The Confederation of Dennenberg is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Magnus Haldane with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, lack of airports, and fear of technology. The compassionate population of 5.942 billion Dennenbergians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bergenachtig. The average income tax rate is 84.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Dennenbergian economy, worth 236 trillion Dennenberg Dalers a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 39,717 Dennenberg Dalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, worried-looking neonatal nurses are being deployed in place of SWAT teams during dangerous drug busts, and murderers with law degrees can be seen swinging the gavel in courts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dennenberg's national animal is the Bison, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Dennenberg is ranked 285,997^th in the world and 10,816^th in Osiris for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -192.16 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.