The Republic of Toul-1 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, devout population of 10.438 billion Toul-1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Toul-1ian economy, worth 558 trillion kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,510 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Banning party poppers has been a real party pooper, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Toul-1's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Toul-1 is ranked 60,613^th in the world and 1^st in Toulouse for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,678.63 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.