The Republic of Terralyan is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 937 million Terralyans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Terralyanian economy, worth 77.5 trillion Crystalchips a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 82,708 Crystalchips, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The masses are surrendering their civil liberties without complaint for the sake of shopping convenience, citizens insist that there's no law against standing downwind when marijuana crops are burned off, umbrellas are back in fashion, and photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Terralyan's national animal is the Deamon bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Terralyan is ranked 39,963^rd in the world and 519^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 177.88 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.