The Empire of Technical error is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, public floggings, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, devout population of 3.355 billion Technical errorians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 70.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Technical errorian economy, worth 124 trillion Duckcoins 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 37,137 Duckcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Throwing a sickie is a serious crime, government officials frown on anything more technologically advanced than an abacus, the military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", and former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Technical error's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Technical error is ranked 15,262^nd in the world and 7^th in Artificial Solar System for Nicest Citizens, with 24.52 average smiles per day.