The Empire of Dierre is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Alexios Komnenos with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, ubiquitous missile silos, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.142 billion Dierreans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Istanbul. The average income tax rate is 29.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Dierrean economy, worth 251 trillion Soliduses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 80,091 Soliduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Alexios Komnenos has just been declared ruler of Dierre in an international press conference, people regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed, Christianity has been named as Dierre's national religion, and the nation doesn't need to go to war in order to acquire new territory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Dierre's national animal is the Cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Christianity.

Dierre is ranked 104,722^nd in the world and 1^st in The Crimson Nebula for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 93.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.