The Borderlands of De Teletijdmachine is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its digital currency, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working population of 12.635 billion De Teletijdmachineans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.6%.

The very strong De Teletijdmachinean economy, worth 831 trillion Tijds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 65,801 Tijds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 189,746 per year while the poor average 18,114, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same, charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial, the path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. De Teletijdmachine's national animal is the Stroom, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

De Teletijdmachine is ranked 81,468^th in the world and 2^nd in Het eiland Amoras for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 117.86 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.