The Principality of Townside is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prince Zackery Carlisle with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 19.225 billion Townsiders 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 medium-sized, corrupt government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Borough of the Town Beside the Sea. The average income tax rate is 91.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Townside economy, worth a remarkable 4,942 trillion Townsider Kilogramme Silvers a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 257,092 Townsider Kilogramme Silvers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), people are left scratching their heads at the government's decisions, the nation's security is vitally dependent on imports of Church of Townside, and arts classes now teach children how to sketch the perfect sine curve. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Townside's national animal is the Enfield, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Townside.

Townside is ranked 7,467^th in the world and 30^th in The Western Isles for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,684.45 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.