The Democratic Republic of Derdentavan is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its closed borders, barren, inhospitable landscape, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 458 million Derdains enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Derdenbury. The average income tax rate is 25.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Derdain economy, worth 27.7 trillion Derden Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,470 Derden Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

It's normal to start working life with crippling financial debt, the same 458 social media bloggers always loudly and immediately agree with Leader's every word on Twitcher, all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Derdenbury, and multiple births are a cause of celebration for tax collectors. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Derdentavan's national animal is the leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Derdentavan is ranked 103,158^th in the world and 1^st in The timeout corner for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,326.4 on the Gilded Widget Scale.