The United Protectorate of Tepertopia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Gerhard von Selingen with a fair hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, public floggings, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.517 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 juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Happelstein. The average income tax rate is 50.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tepertopian economy, worth 728 trillion Silkes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 131,963 Silkes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's said that any enemy of democracy is a friend to Gerhard von Selingen, regional governors use national law books as toilet paper, the tomato-covered corpses that decorate the nation's cities are a favourite amongst morbid tourists, and future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence. 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 143,965^th in the world and 5,248^th in the South Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,628.8 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.