The Republic of Dangerous Dinner is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, disturbing lack of elderly people, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.171 billion Dangerous Dinnerians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Dangerous Dinnerian economy, worth 208 trillion stardusts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,909 stardusts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 346,829 per year while the poor average 18,927, a ratio of 18.3 to 1.

Armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, recreational drug businesses are regularly pruned if they grow above the maximum legal size, adultery has been made a capital offence, and adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dangerous Dinner's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Dangerous Dinner is ranked 27,279^th in the world and 1^st in Dangerous Dinner for Nicest Citizens, with 20.7 average smiles per day.