The Desert Dweller Delegayte of Dakota is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Salem with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, public floggings, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 4.722 billion Dakotans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Healthcare, with Education, Defense, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Administration aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.3%.

The very strong Dakotan economy, worth 262 trillion C10H15Ns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,570 C10H15Ns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 181,939 per year while the poor average 12,748, a ratio of 14.3 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned, jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, the education system is famed for its taxing exams, and quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Dakota's national animal is the black cat and its national religion is Judaism.

Dakota is ranked 4,124^th in the world and 109^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,171.26 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.