The Republic of Torricelli is a titanic, pleasant nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 15.323 billion Torricellians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 47.6%.

The strong Torricellian economy, worth 739 trillion rupees a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,260 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The television adaptation of Jennifer Government is the most popular program in the nation, no personal detail is too tiny for the suede-denim census police, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, and Torricelli successfully hosted the New Alvarez Union Olympics. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Torricelli's national animal is the crocodile.

Torricelli is ranked 245,374^th in the world and 4^th in New Alvarez Union for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.68 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.