The Mystery Cult of Demeter is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Demeter with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, digital currency, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, cheerful population of 22.654 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 7,393 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 Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 326,367 grains, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, a girl's success in life is often linked to her performance in beauty pageants, veterans are directed into environmental cleanup operations, and Demeter is described as an everyday person with normal tastes and the usual interests. 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 115^th in the world and 1^st in Greek Islands for Smartest Citizens, with 410.09 quips per hour.