The Federal Union of States of Denieria is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Gerald Herman Schmidt with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.084 billion Denierians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gutenberg. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Denierian economy, worth a remarkable 1,758 trillion Denierian Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 193,558 Denierian Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR, promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service, and the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Denieria's national animal is the White Tailed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Denieria is ranked 1,260^th in the world and 34^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 158.12 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.