The Republic of Toria Estedtopia is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its absence of drug laws and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 3.846 billion Toria Estedtopians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 29.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Toria Estedtopian economy, worth 53.5 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 13,917 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Toria Estedtopia's national animal is the turtle.

Toria Estedtopia is ranked 121,038^th in the world and 2^nd in The UN Of The Universal Republic for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens, with 50 Whatever.