The Second Republic of Tretrid is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Robert Evans with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 21.14 billion Tretridians 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 government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Environment, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tretridia. The average income tax rate is 94.3%.

The all-consuming Tretridian economy, worth a remarkable 2,563 trillion Karubles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 121,248 Karubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tretrid recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, history lessons resemble a who's-who and how's-how of crime, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and barbers who trim a few inches of hair bill the government for their labor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tretrid's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tretrid is ranked 18,914^th in the world and 318^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 318.27 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.