The Holy Empire of Teoceto is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, ritual sacrifices, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.486 billion Teocetoans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Teocetoan economy, worth a remarkable 4,949 trillion Koloes 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. 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 an amazing 283,075 Koloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Pregnant hitchhikers with signs requesting rides to "competent care" are a common sight on Teocetoan roads, the alien invasion siren sounds eerily like a UFO, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, and foreign militaries are taking a particular interest in the nation's abandoned borders and cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Teoceto's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Tecetamisin.

Teoceto is ranked 639^th in the world and 16^th in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring 304.39 on the Scary Big Number Scale.