The Colony of Dormant Coatyl is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working population of 185 million Dormant Coatylians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 8.9%.

The Dormant Coatylian economy, worth 7.80 trillion Feathered Scales a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 42,147 Feathered Scales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Dormant Coatyl's national animal is the Coatyl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Dormant Coatyl is ranked 114,532^nd in the world and 2^nd in FLAMES OF CHAOS for Nudest, with 157.5 cheeks per square mile.