The Free Land of Dative is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Dat boi with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, deadly medical pandemics, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 3.604 billion Dativeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ouann. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Dativean economy, worth 316 trillion Exoneses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. Average income is 87,770 Exoneses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Email killed the radio star, vital intelligence-gathering activities are often put on hold for Call of Honor tournaments, people say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces, and heavily stoned police officers are unsure whether the recent directive to 'clean up the streets' means arresting drug dealers or hosing down the sidewalk. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dative's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Yobama.

Dative is ranked 33,224^th in the world and 6^th in Number for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 3,819.15 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.