The Mystery Cult of Demeter is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Demeter with an even hand, and remarkable for its feral children, ban on automobiles, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 26.584 billion Demeteriuses are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mount Olympus. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Demeter economy, worth a remarkable 9,116 trillion grains a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 342,934 grains, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Demeteriuses any less frightened, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, and calling dibs is an unalienable right. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Demeter's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Eleusian Mysteries.

Demeter is ranked 329^th in the world and 1^st in Greek Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 219.03 law-abiding acts per hour.