The Republic of Datistan is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 197 million Datis 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 Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 24.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Datistanian economy, worth 10.1 trillion Dati £s a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,447 Dati £s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, anti-government web sites are springing up, and movies depict muscle-bound women kicking down a titanium door to carry hysterical men to safety. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Datistan's national animal is the goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Datistan is ranked 5,880^th in the world and 107^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Primitive, scoring 111.6 on the Scary Big Number Scale.