The Worm of Deepuba is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Richard with an iron fist, and renowned for its stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 2.692 billion Deepubans are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uba. The average income tax rate is 10.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Deepuban economy, worth 78.6 trillion plortches a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,200 plortches, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, cities in Deepuba declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, and constipated-looking politicians are uptight about potty mouths. Crime is moderate. Deepuba's national animal is the worm and its national religion is Qartism.

Deepuba is ranked 203,530^th in the world and 14^th in Cuba for Safest, scoring 38.5 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.