The Republic of The Free State of Terra Australis is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister De Angeli with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.077 billion Australians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sydney. The average income tax rate is 52.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Free State of Terra Australisian economy, worth 263 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,870 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The law says it's okay to sell a bomb to a terrorist so long as they promise not to detonate it, the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, eating kids as food has been enshrined in law, and Jennifer Government is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Free State of Terra Australis's national animal is the Kangaroo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Free State of Terra Australis is ranked 19,691^st in the world and 27^th in Philosophers for Highest Food Quality, scoring 118.09 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.