The People's Republic of Diverga is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 350 million Divergans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 60.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Divergan economy, worth 2.84 trillion Roundas 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, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming and Woodchip Exports. 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 8,116 Roundas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gambling is outlawed, anyone with an emergency on a holy day is advised to pray harder, sweat stains are proof of political acumen, and consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Diverga's national animal is the Kangaroo.

Diverga is ranked 79,835^th in the world and 1^st in Holocene for Highest Drug Use, scoring 216.54 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.