The Downtrodden People of Dregs of the Earth is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Steve Morse with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate population of 3.741 billion Dregs of the Earthians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skid Row. The average income tax rate is 38.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Dregs of the Earthian economy, worth 352 trillion Road Expenses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,324 Road Expenses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

History textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, there's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, just as students finish their homework it's time for school, and Steve Morse reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dregs of the Earth's national animal is the Kitten, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Vedulism.

Dregs of the Earth is ranked 86,388^th in the world and 4^th in Rings Around Uranus for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,958.18 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.