The Republic of Date Tech is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 3.922 billion Date Techians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 46.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Date Techian economy, worth 694 trillion spikes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 177,115 spikes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

A ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, warfare increasingly resembles a video game, leisure is a crime in ski towns, and the Date Tech City Pride Parade's head banner explains how unionizing is heteronormative. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Date Tech's national animal is the spiker, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Date Tech is ranked 303,143^rd in the world and 540^th in International Puppet Storage for Safest, scoring 14.53 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.