The Humorous Land of Tra Empha is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Thomas Rollface with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.787 billion Tra Emphans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trollville. The average income tax rate is 67.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Tra Emphan economy, worth 328 trillion Reddit Karma Points a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,677 Reddit Karma Points, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The sun now sets on the Tra Emphan Empire, attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams, a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, and picnickers are lucky if a few wasps are the only animals that trouble them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tra Empha's national animal is the Trollge, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Reddit Atheism.

Tra Empha is ranked 25,168^th in the world and 1,437^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 85 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.