The Free State of The TransPecos is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Supreme Carbon Unit 1QAZ2wsx with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 44.411 billion TransPecosians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 1QAZ2wsxburgh. The average income tax rate is 1.4%.

The frighteningly efficient TransPecosian economy, worth an astonishing 16,201 trillion Carbonias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 364,810 Carbonias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Citizen radio operators agree that the certification test can open up a world of hertz, massive new slaughterhouses are being hailed as a sign of progress, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The TransPecos's national animal is the Carbon Canary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Love Carbon Unit 1QAZ2wsx.

The TransPecos is ranked 702^nd in the world and 1^st in Free States of Gaia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 181.59 law-abiding acts per hour.