The Commonwealth of Tranzeet is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Princeps with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, aversion to nipples, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 18.506 billion Tranzeetians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 58.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Tranzeetian economy, worth a remarkable 1,968 trillion Aureuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,388 Aureuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, Princeps lights cigars with a hundred-Aureus bill, and psychiatrists that date patients are congratulated on their romantic conquests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tranzeet's national animal is the Common Swift, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tranzeet is ranked 20,746^th in the world and 1,302^nd in Balder for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 274.27 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.