The Rural Land of The Desert View Tower is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Bert Vaughn with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 9.965 billion Desert View Towerians 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 prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Desert View Tower. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Desert View Towerian economy, worth a remarkable 1,505 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 151,113 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Bert Vaughn's peyote-induced "let's all just be friends" speech is trending world-wide, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, and nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines. Crime is totally unknown. The Desert View Tower's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Paganism.

The Desert View Tower is ranked 10,421^st in the world and 2^nd in The In Ko Pah Mountains for Nicest Citizens, with 32.35 average smiles per day.