The Most Serene Republic of TouchGrass1 is a mammoth, genial nation, notable for its frequent executions and parental licensing program. The democratic population of 5.188 billion TouchGrass1ians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 35.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The TouchGrass1ian economy, worth 186 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,041 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The dish 'poisson avec poison' is only available on the black market, being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill, ministers are now allowed to put suggestions in the governmental suggestion box, and school uniforms are compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TouchGrass1's national animal is the falcon.

TouchGrass1 is ranked 138,172^nd in the world and 1^st in Is that a region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,810.42 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.