The Republic of Dolba is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Steve Irwin with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.839 billion Dolbans 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 Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Perth. The average income tax rate is 57.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Dolban economy, worth 984 trillion DFDS a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,063 DFDS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, it is said that the captain goes down with the ship but ecological protection goes up, scummy-looking teenagers outside government buildings sell bureaucrats spoofed ShortTok accounts, and the government's new "quiet competence" initiative has supporters and detractors alike reeling in confusion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dolba's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dolba is ranked 153,188^th in the world and 1,591^st in the Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 436.68 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.