The Republic of TEP56 is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, enslaved workforce, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical population of 863 million TEP56ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 44.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving TEP56ian economy, worth 82.5 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,636 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, and you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TEP56's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TEP56 is ranked 28,576^th in the world and 10^th in Pablo for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 17,130.99 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.