The --- of Telle1 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.506 billion Telle1ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.9%.

The very strong Telle1ian economy, worth 456 trillion marks a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 70,184 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Imitation is the sincerest form of felony, "What's the Frequency, Leader?" is a favorite phrase of backyard radio broadcasters when interrupting official diplomatic channels, roaming gangsters have been replaced by roaming drunkards, and the nation's mettle is about to be tested. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Telle1's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Telle1 is ranked 105,385^th in the world and 805^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.24 law-abiding acts per hour.