The Oppressed Peoples of Dating is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its flagrant waste-dumping, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.223 billion Datingians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Datingian economy, worth 192 trillion Bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 157,310 Bitcoins, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 840,580 per year while the poor average 15,444, a ratio of 54.4 to 1.

Scientists take credit every time it rains in Concord, the new intercity submarine SSN Dolphin Warrior instills terror in claustrophobic travellers, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, and advertisers scramble to sponsor the broadcast of Leader's most personal functions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dating's national animal is the Dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Dating is ranked 21,894^th in the world and 108^th in Concord for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,090.88 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.