The Republic of Temaseq is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.181 billion Temaseqians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The thriving Temaseqian economy, worth 589 trillion districtas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 64,206 districtas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 218,040 per year while the poor average 13,948, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, organ donation is compulsory, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Temaseq's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Temaseq is ranked 239,199^th in the world and 1^st in The Republic of Singapore for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.