The Federation of Diatian Isles is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Smith Marturah with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, hard-working population of 7.463 billion Diatians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Industry, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ceelay. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 86.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Diatian economy, worth 799 trillion Diatian Dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 107,105 Diatian Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

The same 7463 social media bloggers always loudly and immediately agree with Smith Marturah's every word on Twitcher, expectant parents view twins with equal parts joy and suspicion, a PhD just ain't what it used to be, and a paperwork error has naval privateers being directed to attack land-locked nations. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Diatian Isles's national animal is the Legarday Starfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Corialism.

Diatian Isles is ranked 194,864^th in the world and 652^nd in The Frontier Sea for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 57.98 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.