The Federal States of South Trimea is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Harvey with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.961 billion Julinese are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flushing. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.6%.

The frighteningly efficient South Trimean economy, worth 288 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 146,873 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government has embraced apartheid, city workers have declared that rolling markets aren't good for business after all, the nation's cuisine is the laughing stock of Balder, and the law says it's okay to sell a bomb to a terrorist so long as they promise not to detonate it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Trimea's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

South Trimea is ranked 282,338^th in the world and 10,709^th in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 5.48 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.