The Republic of The Commonwealth of Terran is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Sepulveda with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, humorless population of 12.804 billion Terrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Terran City. The average income tax rate is 61.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Commonwealth of Terranian economy, worth a remarkable 1,728 trillion Republic Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,977 Republic Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Royalist is the most offensive slur in the Commonwealth of Terranian language, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, and national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Commonwealth of Terran's national animal is the Beagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Commonwealth of Terran is ranked 112,451^st in the world and 4,326^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,952.5 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.