The Disgusting Grounds of Defanland is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Lord Defan with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, aversion to nipples, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.358 billion Nerds are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Defan City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Nerdian economy, worth a remarkable 2,331 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 316,887 Marks, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,371,336 per year while the poor average 12,297, a ratio of 192 to 1.

A cat may look at a king and a dude can look at an ass, artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, and several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Defanland's national animal is the Human, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Defanland is ranked 8,300^th in the world and 450^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 104.74 law-abiding acts per hour.