The Calamaripublic of Dunsteen is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Squidward Tentacles with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.75 billion Dunstenes 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bikini Bottom. The average income tax rate is 13.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dunsteenian economy, worth a remarkable 2,545 trillion clarinets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 216,673 clarinets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, "Squidward Tentacles got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom, bike rage is all the rage, and theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago. Crime is totally unknown. Dunsteen's national animal is the squid, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Squidism.

Dunsteen is ranked 276,479^th in the world and 36^th in MJT for Nicest Citizens, with 1.3 average smiles per day.