The United States of Deralit is a tiny, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10 million Deralitians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 15.5%.

The Deralitian economy, worth 626 billion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,630 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, Harry Potter books are banned, and ship captains always order a return to port at the slightest sign of rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Deralit's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Deralit is ranked 115,753^rd in the world and 314^th in Starlight for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,240.47 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.