The Republic of The Teridome is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Jim Pickens with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.134 billion Teridomeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pickensville. The average income tax rate is 63.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Teridomean economy, worth 259 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 62,689 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media seems excessively interested in what Jim Pickens is wearing this season, government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Teridomean radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Teridome's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Teridome is ranked 47,048^th in the world and 477^th in the West Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 57,699.4 Standard Monetary Units.