The Republic of Trance is a huge, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 817 million Tranceans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 50.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Trancean economy, worth 59.9 trillion Dabloons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 73,258 Dabloons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, the nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight, crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens, and judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trance's national animal is the Silly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Trance is ranked 100,355^th in the world and 2,448^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 15.03 flags saluted per person per day.