The Commonwealth of Terminus Major is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 108 million Terminus Majorians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The strong Terminus Majorian economy, worth 5.00 trillion Terminal Pounds a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 46,301 Terminal Pounds, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

People believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, euthanasia is illegal, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, and all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Terminus Major's national animal is the Brown Thrasher, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Terminus Major is ranked 297,469^th in the world and 612^th in Concord for Largest Black Market, with 24.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.