The Potato-Pope of United Desri is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Spud with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.486 billion Desriese live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Defense, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Law & Order and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spud Central. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Desriese economy, worth 632 trillion Little Debbie Mini Donuts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 181,371 Little Debbie Mini Donuts, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,109,116 per year while the poor average 13,053, a ratio of 85.0 to 1.

There's a hole in the heart of every Desriese city, it is common to see Maxémon Trainer listed on Desriese resumés, the military has gone fission for more funding, and unemployed youngsters trained to kill are being released en masse into society. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. United Desri's national animal is the Potato, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Eternal Spud.

United Desri is ranked 5,155^th in the world and 1^st in Ultimate Potato Republic for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 59.87 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.