The Republic of Defnda is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning gryphon population. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.642 billion Defndans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The very strong Defndan economy, worth 356 trillion regions a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 53,733 regions, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 162,476 per year while the poor average 13,834, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the tenet of free speech is held dear, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Defnda's national animal is the gryphon, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Defnda is ranked 247,012^th in the world and 7,353^rd in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 112.82 on the Gilded Widget Scale.