The Empire of Deliberist is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The cynical, devout population of 56 million Deliberistians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 46.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Deliberistian economy, worth 2.12 trillion Veronicans a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,878 Veronicans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, organ donation is compulsory, and the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Deliberist's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Deliberist is ranked 253,205^th in the world and 116^th in The Wellspring for Least Corrupt Governments, with 91.28 percentage of bribes refused.