The Federal Democratic Republic of Treeford is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prime Minister Franklin Wade Swanson with an even hand, and renowned for its soft-spoken computers, prohibition of alcohol, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, devout population of 10.829 billion Treefordians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Treefordapolis. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Treefordian economy, worth a remarkable 1,925 trillion Maples a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 177,855 Maples, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many friends and relatives of Prime Minister Franklin Wade Swanson have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, Treefordian diplomacy is by the book, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Treeford's national animal is the Wild Turkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Treeford is ranked 2,923^rd in the world and 43^rd in 10000 Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 131.3 law-abiding acts per hour.