The Colony of Teralpine Republic is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 26.214 billion Teralpine Republicans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 53.9%.

The Teralpine Republican economy, worth a remarkable 1,132 trillion rhodium lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 43,190 rhodium lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Teralpine Republic's national animal is the salamander, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Teralpine Republic is ranked 159,343^rd in the world and 9^th in Vortex for Most Developed, scoring 55.32 on the Human Development Index.