The Dominion of Dericho is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Dustio with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 2.287 billion Derichoans 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, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dherul. The average income tax rate is 74.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Derichoan economy, worth 197 trillion Deris a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,341 Deris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security, sailors spend their shore leave helping old ladies cross the street, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, and the internal market is thriving. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dericho's national animal is the Stag Beetle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Dericho is ranked 197,640^th in the world and 3,473^rd in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -80.5 on the Scary Big Number Scale.