The Borderlands of Terra Nulles is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 56 million Terra Nullesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The strong Terra Nullesian economy, worth 2.86 trillion cents a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 50,982 cents, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

Vacationers and business travelers are often warned that they may lose the right to vote if they spend too much time overseas, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, Leader's relatives have been married into the royal families of foreign nations against their will, and when it comes to flavor there's no gain without pain. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Terra Nulles's national animal is the bison.

Terra Nulles is ranked 128,948^th in the world and 3^rd in Atlantic Artificial Zone for Smartest Citizens, with 32.57 quips per hour.