The Federative Republic of Decken is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 824 million Deckenis hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caracoli. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Deckeni economy, worth 65.2 trillion wrights a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 79,098 wrights, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

The dartboard at the Deckeni Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, foreign aid is a seedy business, and the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Decken's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Decken is ranked 23,936^th in the world and 1^st in The Hive Region for Most Cultured, scoring 84 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.