The Downtrodden People of Dregs of the Earth is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Steve Morse with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.637 billion Dregs of the Earthians 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skid Row. The average income tax rate is 44.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Dregs of the Earthian economy, worth 465 trillion Road Expenses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,332 Road Expenses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Dregs of the Earth, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dregs of the Earth's national animal is the Kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Vedulism.

Dregs of the Earth is ranked 134,382^nd in the world and 4^th in Rings Around Uranus for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 133,268 Standard Monetary Units.