The Sovereign Republic of Defero Populus is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by President Sebastian with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 12.698 billion Deferoians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Industry, Spirituality, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luminara. The average income tax rate is 94.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Deferoian economy, worth a remarkable 1,498 trillion Verdants a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 118,002 Verdants, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

When it comes to real men it takes one to know one, President Sebastian's reputation is hard as nails, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and psychiatrists bizarrely accompany President Sebastian to meetings with foreign heads of state. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Defero Populus's national animal is the Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Deistic Rationalism.

Defero Populus is ranked 1,168^th in the world and 1^st in Kerbals of the North for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 78.2 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.