The United Protectorate of Tepertopia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Gerhard von Selingen with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.873 billion Tepertopians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Education, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Happelstein. The average income tax rate is 49.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tepertopian economy, worth 343 trillion Silkes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 119,576 Silkes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, Gerhard von Selingen has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished, when electric cars arrived nobody heard them coming, and at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Gerhard von Selingen's wardrobe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tepertopia's national animal is the housecat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Amerionism.

Tepertopia is ranked 236,018^th in the world and 7,627^th in the South Pacific for Most Armed, with 0.15 Weapons Per Person.