The Community of Dachstopia is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 421 million Dachstopians 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 Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wienerville. The average income tax rate is 60.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dachstopian economy, worth 48.4 trillion Sausages a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 114,951 Sausages, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Not all rivers run to the sea, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, and corporate lobbying has been outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dachstopia's national animal is the dachshund, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Dachstopia is ranked 8,122^nd in the world and 6^th in Fallen Nations for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 13,237.31 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.