The Template of Template is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Template with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 10.641 billion Templates 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 relatively small government is primarily concerned with Education, with Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Industry and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Template. The average income tax rate is 11.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Template economy, worth 268 trillion templates a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 25,238 templates, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Graffiti graces every city's streets, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, and the world is looking a bit more worldly. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Template's national animal is the template, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Template.

Template is ranked 273,744^th in the world and 1^st in template for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -4.47 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.