The Republic of Red Tema is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 102 million Red Temen 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Red Teman economy, worth 736 billion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 7,215 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Red Tema's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Red Tema is ranked 264,991^st in the world and 4,599^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -45.83 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.