The Card Kingdom of Deretania is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, smutty television, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.968 billion Deretanians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 68.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Deretanian economy, worth 885 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,287 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

The might of the entire Deretanian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, and skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Deretania's national animal is the dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Deretania is ranked 11,162^nd in the world and 1^st in TNP for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 100.07 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.