The Kingdom of Tergeste is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Archon Æternalis with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, aversion to nipples, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.326 billion Tergesteses are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Umbra Polis. The average income tax rate is 91.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tergestean economy, worth 329 trillion Imperial Ducats 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 141,520 Imperial Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position, going on a diet invalidates your passport, Thomas the Spank Engine is the most popular and controversial children's show in the nation, and the national Police Academies have dedicated infant wings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tergeste's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sanctum Archonis.

Tergeste is ranked 119,134^th in the world and 2^nd in The Directorate for Safest, scoring 75.75 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.