The Dominion of Tragesch Firwat is a large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its fear of technology, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 98 million Tragicmannen 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Tragic economy, worth 2.39 trillion Rechters a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 24,412 Rechters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, psychological disorders are a taboo subject, there is a 'turn around' sign at every border entrance, and the nation's new currency features full-length portraits of Leader in ermine and velvet garb. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tragesch Firwat's national animal is the Hyena, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tragesch Firwat is ranked 283,639^th in the world and 6,244^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -142.45 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.