The Kingdom of -Terno- is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by King Octavian with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.187 billion Terneians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Miasto Stołeczene | Місто Столиця. The average income tax rate is 32.4%.

The Ternian economy, worth 99.1 trillion Ternian Koronas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 45,297 Ternian Koronas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Ternian Koronas each year, Violet blesses the rains down in Polonia, and midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Terno-'s national animal is the Lion and its national religion is Christianity.

-Terno- is ranked 189,123^rd in the world and 2^nd in Polonia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.43 on the Bus Surprisal Index.