The Republic of Traxphoda is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 18 million Traxphodans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 34.9%.

The strong Traxphodan economy, worth 1.35 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 75,197 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Barbed wire entanglements and guard towers surround the Traxphoda City Natural History Museum, radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass, allergy-sufferers must wear gas masks before venturing outdoors, and the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Traxphoda's national animal is the Bald eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Traxphoda is ranked 235,280^th in the world and 143^rd in Karma for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2.53 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.