The Armed Republic of Trepino is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jonathan Praver Hackleknot with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, soft-spoken computers, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.607 billion Trepinoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Bravidia. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Trepinoan economy, worth 137 trillion Berials a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 85,235 Berials, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Getting an autograph has become harder than ever, religious turf wars have caused frustrated police to pray for divine intervention, ad-blocking has been nationalised, and the end of autumn is celebrated with a bonfire of designer bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trepino's national animal is the Trepino White Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Trepino is ranked 246,269^th in the world and 46^th in The Free Nations Region for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -2.19 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.