The Republic of Deceiving is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 40 million Deceivingians 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 Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 55.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Deceivingian economy, worth 999 billion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 24,976 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Blue bloods are welcome in Deceiving, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, and all screens are equal but some are more equal than others. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Deceiving's national animal is the dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Deceiving is ranked 104,527^th in the world and 19^th in Project Casino for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,353.73 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.