The Empire of Trimble is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Jay Larson with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cheerful, devout population of 5.889 billion Trimbleans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Larson City. The average income tax rate is 45.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Trimblean economy, worth a remarkable 1,087 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 184,596 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, Jay Larson sports gold-plated grillz to promote the government's hard money policy, the nation is well known for its rather dull and family-friendly architecture, and diagrams of new modems collect dust in patent offices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trimble's national animal is the Dragon fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Geepeeessism.

Trimble is ranked 200,982^nd in the world and 678^th in 10000 Islands for Safest, scoring 40.32 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.