Deseret (Deseret)
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The Theodemocratic States of Deseret | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "Peace Through Faith" | |
| Anthem: For the Strength of the Hills | |
| Capital | Salt Lake City |
| Largest city | Los Angeles |
| Official languages | English Spanish |
| Ethnic groups (2023) |
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| Religion (2023) |
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| Demonym(s) | Deseretian |
| Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic and socialist theodemocracy |
| Nicole Young | |
| Madison West | |
| Calla Elieisar | |
| Savvanah Taite | |
| Legislature | Citizens Assembly |
| Sovereign State | |
• Pioneers reach the Salt Lake Valley | 22 July 1847 |
• Constitution ratified | 14 May 1848 |
• Last state admitted | 13 February 1973 |
• Last amendment ratified | 4 December 2022 |
| Area | |
• Total | 597,851.35 sq mi (1,548,427.9 km2) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 62,967,525 |
• 2020 census | 58,552,297 |
• Density | 105.3/sq mi (40.7/km2) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $12.544 trillion (4th) |
• Per capita | $199,220.60 (1st) |
| Gini (2023) |  0.14low (1st) |
| HDI (2023) | 0.975 very high (1st) |
| Currency | Deseret Dollar ($) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ |
| Internet TLD | .dz |
Deseret, officially called the Theodemocratic States of Deseret (TSD) and known locally as the Theodemocracy, is a country located in the western area of North America. It is comprised of 13 states and borders the United States of America to the north and east and Mexico to the south. Deseret has a population of 62 million, making it the third most populous country in North America. The capital of Salt Lake City was one of the first settlements founded in the Salt Lake Valley, while the most populous city of Los Angeles was one of the first settlements established within Deseret's current borders.
Deseret has been inhabited by indigenous Americans for several millenia. The first European expeditions were done by the Spanish in the mid 16th century, while permanent Spanish settlements were established in modern-day Columbia, including Los Angeles (1781) and San Diego (1769). Amid intense religious persecution and government-sanctioned mob violence in the United States throughout the 1830s-40s, Latter-day Saints pioneers settled modern-day New Israel and Utah, branching out into California, Arizona, Ephraim, and Mojave. Spanish and Latter-day Saint influences contributed greatly to the general culture of Deseret throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, although the nation has since become more diverse and secular.
Deseret experienced an economic and social shift in the 1910s and 20s towards socialism and social acceptance. These, combined with already existing and further religious influence, have led to extremely high levels of state-owenership and involvement in the economy and personal lives as the government seeks to keep people equal and accepting of one another.
Deseret has had extraordinary population growth throughout its history, thanks to high immigration rates in the west during the California Gold Rush from 1848-1855, immigration due to the Latter-day Saint community throughout the country, and high birth rates. Although the birth rate has dropped in recent years, Deseret continues to attract large amounts of immigrants due to liberal social and economic policies, particularly from Latin America, Africa, and the United States. Thanks to immigration surges and government policy, Deseret has become one of the most socially-accepting and economically equal countries in the world. Despite growing secularism and more liberal politics and philosophy, religion still plays a key role in government and society, albiet a more traditional and historical one.
The Deseret government is a balance between a federal republic and a direct democracy, with three separate branches of government. It has had a unicameral national legislature since 2022, replacing the previous bicameral Congress. Many policy issues were once decentralized, with laws differing between states, but have recently become more centralized. Deseret ranks extremely high in international measures of quality of life, income equality, human rights, innovation, healthcare, and education, with one of the most liberal and robust social-safety and public-owned systems in the world, ranking 1st in terms of both HDI and the Gini coefficient. Deseret is one of the world's foremost leaders in science and healthcare innovation, especially engineering, agriculture, and biology, is one of the most environmentally-friendly nations in the world, and is at the forefront of new social, environmental, and economic research, with government policy seeking to establish social, racial, sexual, environmental, and economic justice and equity.