The Planet of Demater is a massive, genial nation, notable for its public floggings, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 2.235 billion Dematerians 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, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, with Welfare, Defense, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. The average income tax rate is 15.7%.

The strong Dematerian economy, worth 84.4 trillion Efforts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,772 Efforts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government is hounded to provide tissues whenever the feelings of the Dàguó people are hurt, the police have taken to prying guns out of the cold fingers of Dematerians, the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens, and nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Demater's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Demater is ranked 202,586^th in the world and 9^th in Firmament for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1.18 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.