The Republic of TEP319 is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, national health service, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.36 billion TEP319ians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.0%.

The all-consuming TEP319ian economy, worth 119 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,748 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories", military officers are given medals for disobeying orders, Leader's former secretary was last sighted on her new yacht, and in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TEP319's national animal is the kiwi, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

TEP319 is ranked 237,113^th in the world and 501^st in Pablo for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 41.43 on the Kitten Softness Rating.