The Democratic Republic of Smert Terram is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.237 billion Smert Terramians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prudens civitas. The average income tax rate is 78.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Smert Terramian economy, worth a remarkable 1,404 trillion Duits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,077 Duits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

AI chess masters play the Bongcloud opening to mock their human opponents, bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms, terrorism and assassination are tried-and-true methods of political activism, and vaccinations are mandatory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smert Terram's national animal is the Tardigrade, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Smert Terram is ranked 186,511^th in the world and 10,172^nd in Osiris for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 193.74 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.