The Empire of Demetrio is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Dimitri R with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.006 billion Demetrioans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Meter. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Demetrioan economy, worth 102 trillion Livres a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 101,595 Livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, it takes a village to catch a criminal, dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, and the most critical drill is drilling for drills being interrupted. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Demetrio's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Demetrio is ranked 82,727^th in the world and 78^th in Talonia for Largest Black Market, with 3.97 trillion Standard Monetary Units.