The Sovereign Republic of Defero Populus is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by President Sebastian with an iron fist, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 17.522 billion Deferoians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, well-organized government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Law & Order, with Industry, Spirituality, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luminara. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Deferoian economy, worth a remarkable 2,187 trillion Verdants a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Information Technology industry. Average income is an impressive 124,870 Verdants, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Calls to prayer are the newest dog whistles, President Sebastian's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, terrorists who are 17th cousins with the ex-wives of half-brothers of citizens are now exempt from the immigration ban, and candidates make campaign speeches at the funerals of former rivals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Defero Populus's national animal is the Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Deistic Rationalism.

Defero Populus is ranked 268,958^th in the world and 118^th in Karma for Largest Black Market, with 102 billion Standard Monetary Units.