The ★ Haunted Union ★ of Tri Ann is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Christi Yugondi with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 5.877 billion Tri Anni are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Centrale Pointe. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tri Annian economy, worth 544 trillion Tranns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,621 Tranns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Handsome young men are forced into uniforms by their dominant elders, planes can be grounded for months simply because an inspector "didn't like the color", victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, and burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tri Ann's national animal is the Crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity and Nethelism.

Tri Ann is ranked 317,362^nd in the world and 1,273^rd in Europeia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 21.22 on the Bus Surprisal Index.