The Empire of Dancer of the Muse is a tiny, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning trotter population. The hard-working population of 12 million Dancer of the Museans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The Dancer of the Musean economy, worth 549 billion credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 45,798 credits, 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. Dancer of the Muse's national animal is the trotter.

Dancer of the Muse is ranked 247,336^th in the world and 1^st in A Lonely Place for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 30 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.