The United Socialist States of Dortnesk is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.117 billion Dortneskians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moscow. The average income tax rate is 63.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dortneskian economy, worth 398 trillion rubles a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,895 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Political clichés like "band-aid solutions" and "adrenaline shots to the economy" are headed for the dumpster, people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns, coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list, and students do more community service than homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dortnesk's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dortnesk is ranked 51^st in the world and 4^th in Balder for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 25,203.33 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.