The Borderlands of Derision is a huge, genial nation, notable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 491 million Derisonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 46.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Derisonian economy, worth 22.8 trillion credits a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,530 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, the housing market has collapsed like an overbaked Brancalandian souffle, school plays were recently banned due to concerns of child endangerment, and 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Derision's national animal is the swageon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Derision is ranked 274,700^th in the world and 3,740^th in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.64 flags saluted per person per day.