The Federation of Troyes islands is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by International Representative with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.561 billion Troyes islandsians 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Réjean. The average income tax rate is 94.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Troyes islandsian economy, worth 195 trillion Coupons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 125,347 Coupons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

You can say what you like about the genocidal murderers that rule Troyes islands but at least the trains run on time, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, and torture is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Troyes islands's national animal is the Peacock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Troyes islands is ranked 269,514^th in the world and 1,223^rd in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 0.79 flags saluted per person per day.