The Fiefdom of The flooded desert is a mid-sized, genial nation, notable for its frequent executions, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 84 million flooded desertians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case flooded desertian economy, worth 620 billion Wet grainss of sand a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 7,382 Wet grainss of sand , and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Surveillance cameras are banned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and poets and writers are regularly rounded up and shot for entertainment. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The flooded desert's national animal is the The desert fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The flooded desert is ranked 49,604^th in the world and 7^th in The waters for Nicest Citizens, with 17.69 average smiles per day.