The Theocracy of Despair Culler is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 8 million Despair Cullerians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 14.4%.

The Despair Cullerian economy, worth 385 billion Sadnesses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,064 Sadnesses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolchildren are divided over Leader's "Why Tigers are Cooler than Lions" speech, marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, the police force is on a recruitment drive, and euthanasia is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Despair Culler's national animal is the Despair Culler.

Despair Culler is ranked 90,996^th in the world and 1^st in The Parallels for Rudest Citizens, with 58.53 insults per minute.