The Republic of Tridonica is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Federal Council with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.161 billion Tridonicans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Storthuvud. The average income tax rate is 90.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tridonican economy, worth 728 trillion Tridonican Dollars 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 118,273 Tridonican Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation wears its high incidence of chromosomal diseases as a badge of pride, flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys, running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, and the national security service are a bunch of crooks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tridonica's national animal is the Buffalo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tridonica is ranked 4,434^th in the world and 10^th in Communitas for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 6,752.47 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.