The Protectorate of Desmond Doss is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 884 million Desmond Dossians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, well-organized government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Law & Order, although Industry, Defense, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The thriving Desmond Dossian economy, worth 64.3 trillion American Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 72,778 American Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 279,820 per year while the poor average 13,034, a ratio of 21.5 to 1.

Pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, police regularly arrest families playing Monopoly, church and state are inseparable in their influence on education, and grazing lands are filled with cattle wearing odd-looking anti-pollution devices. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Desmond Doss's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Desmond Doss is ranked 18,166^th in the world and 1^st in US Military for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 5,234.04 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.