The Matriarchy of Twdne 173 is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.481 billion Twdne 173ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The strong Twdne 173ian economy, worth 102 trillion yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,095 yen, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, the men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers, Leader has just been declared ruler of Twdne 173 in an international press conference, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Twdne 173's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Twdne 173 is ranked 283,486^th in the world and 323^rd in Pasridi Confederacy for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -8.74 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.