The Democratic States of Traxium is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 810 million Traxiumians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Environment, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Traxiumian economy, worth 80.7 trillion Leks a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,598 Leks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lifelong celibates are surprised to receive government-issue condoms in the post, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, people with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia faint upon diagnosis, and Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Traxium. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Traxium's national animal is the golden osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Traxium is ranked 24,239^th in the world and 184^th in Europeia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 83,742.12 Standard Monetary Units.