The United Federation of Dextranta is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by President Carter with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed population of 7.946 billion Dextrantians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dinsmark. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Dextrantan economy, worth a remarkable 1,203 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 151,454 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Tour guides tell passengers that there is beautiful architecture just behind the two-hundred-foot concrete walls, Dextrantians submit requests for a date in writing with an enclosed RSVP card, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size, and diplomats are always trying to convince other nations to adopt l33t speak. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dextranta's national animal is the Red Robin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Dextranta is ranked 45,615^th in the world and 171^st in Conch Kingdom for Most Beautiful Environments, with 709.69 pounds of wildlife per square mile.