The United Socialist States of Dootinbow is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Martha Anderson with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 13.569 billion Dootinbowers 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 Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Utopiaburg. The average income tax rate is 85.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dootinbowian economy, worth a remarkable 2,992 trillion Dootin Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 220,547 Dootin Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People say chess victor Martha Anderson can kill you with mind-bullets, vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Dootinbowian mussels the biggest in 10000 Islands, picnickers are lucky if a few wasps are the only animals that trouble them, and laws are littered with references to cheese. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dootinbow's national animal is the narwhal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Dootinbow is ranked 330,406^th in the world and 392^nd in 10000 Islands for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 17.34 on the Bus Surprisal Index.