The Federal Republic of Trilkassia is a large, cultured nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 69 million Trilkassians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Trilkassian economy, worth 4.58 trillion greunias a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 66,324 greunias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Artists are pillars of society, stale 'yo mamma' insults have been replaced by 'your maternal DNA' insults, Amnesty Interregional has condemned Trilkassia for ignoring crimes against humanity, and high-tech infantry rifles automatically reload when the soldier shoots outside the screen of their helmet HUD. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trilkassia's national animal is the twinhead bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Trilkassia is ranked 90,155^th in the world and 805^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 91.31 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.