The Republic of Devonew is a large, cultured nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 146 million Devonewians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 24.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Devonewian economy, worth 8.00 trillion Shmekls a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,770 Shmekls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Devonewian weed picker are way up, birth rates have hit an all-time low, the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, and stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Devonew's national animal is the GOAT 🐐, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Devonew is ranked 36,451^st in the world and 131^st in Carcassonne for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,387.95 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.