The Federal Republic of Deerp is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sam Kurt with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 6.431 billion Deerpians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of deerp city. The average income tax rate is 83.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Deerpian economy, worth a remarkable 1,783 trillion Derps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 277,319 Derps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods, the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, and the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands. Crime is totally unknown. Deerp's national animal is the dolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is E.

Deerp is ranked 13,111^th in the world and 281^st in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 96.54 law-abiding acts per hour.