The Dominion of Trouble Nation is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Recidivist with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 33.908 billion Trouble Nationians 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 minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crematoria. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Trouble Nationian economy, worth an astonishing 16,761 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 494,312 Credits, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

Environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests, giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide, major cities run on potato batteries, and one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses. Crime is totally unknown. Trouble Nation's national animal is the Hellhound, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Trouble Nation is ranked 3,016^th in the world and 283^rd in The North Pacific for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 286.95 Bank.