The Most Serene Republic of The TriCity is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Sir Skavac with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.159 billion TriCityians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Municipal Capital. The average income tax rate is 84.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient TriCityian economy, worth 612 trillion Metropolitan Marks a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 147,196 Metropolitan Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cosmopolitan citizens ask what their countries can do for them, the mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations, religious turf wars have caused frustrated police to pray for divine intervention, and the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The TriCity's national animal is the Sea Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Sealionism.

The TriCity is ranked 268,697^th in the world and 711^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -6.83 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.