The Terrible Swift Sword of TFR-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its fear of technology, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 27.817 billion TFR-1ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 53.7%.

The frighteningly efficient TFR-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,379 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,557 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags, family bonding sessions are considered immoral and are banned, and foreign ambassadors never get to see what TFR-1 has to offer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TFR-1's national animal is the Dolly Varden.

TFR-1 is ranked 176,236^th in the world and 1^st in Bregenz for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 64.76 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.