The United States of Daes Dust is a titanic, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Rattlesnake population. The hard-working population of 20.661 billion Daes Dustians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.9%.

The Daes Dustian economy, worth 880 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 42,601 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Daes Dust's national animal is the Rattlesnake.

Daes Dust is ranked 139,566^th in the world and 4^th in Avadam Inn for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 675.28 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.