The Republic of TEP256 is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 876 million TEP256ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient TEP256ian economy, worth 84.1 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,965 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Foreigners write "made in TEP256" on shoddy merchandise in hope of receiving a buy-out, a murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career, therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TEP256's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TEP256 is ranked 34,759^th in the world and 173^rd in Pablo for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 6,928.18 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.