The Holy Empire of The Daeva is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Padeshah Absalom Chakravarti with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 6.54 billion Daevans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kshatra. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Daevic economy, worth 618 trillion Devs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,559 Devs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Government expenses are beyond compare, citizens are now allowed to discuss whether Padeshah Absalom Chakravarti is the greatest ruler ever or simply the greatest ruler of this generation, straitjackets are a common religious garb, and some people will do literally anything to be in the spotlight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Daeva's national animal is the Shriek Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Zoroastrianism.

The Daeva is ranked 23,533^rd in the world and 33^rd in The Wellspring for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 53.18 on the Kitten Softness Rating.