The Kingdom of Decim is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 8.612 billion Decimians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 38.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Decimian economy, worth 565 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,616 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

What's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, and the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Decim's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Decim is ranked 251,594^th in the world and 3,240^th in Remembrance for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.01 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.