The Free Land of Coatist is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 290 million Coatistians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Healthcare is also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The strong Coatistian economy, worth 13.7 trillion Coats a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 47,318 Coats, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 304,974 per year while the poor average 2,966, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Coatist's national animal is the Coat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Coatist is ranked 301,756^th in the world and 11^th in Blobanian Union for Most Conservative, scoring 19 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.