The Armed Republic of Transpennine Express 23 is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and fear of technology. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.116 billion Transpennine Express 23ians 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 government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Welfare, and Education are also considered important. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.2%.

The Transpennine Express 23ian economy, worth 423 trillion Latinums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,141 Latinums, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

The recent ban on computers is causing havoc throughout the nation, fire and brimstone sermons are accompanied by napalm and fragmentation bombs, prisoners fit in their parole hearings around their spa treatments, and the old neighbourhood isn't how most Transpennine Express 23ians remember it. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Transpennine Express 23's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Transpennine Express 23 is ranked 238,021^st in the world and 2^nd in 0527 yellow wattled lapwing for Lowest Crime Rates, with 54.93 law-abiding acts per hour.