The Socialist Edunat State of Dakota Territories is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Astro Skovi with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.169 billion Dakotans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bismarck. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Dakotan economy, worth 187 trillion CryptoSlavs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,587 CryptoSlavs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teenagers performing appendectomies on their friends has become a popular schoolyard prank, children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, conspiracy theorists allege Bismarck's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, and advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dakota Territories's national animal is the furry, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Edunat.

Dakota Territories is ranked 55,388^th in the world and 2,702^nd in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 526.3 on the Clooney Contribution Index.