The Democratic Republic of Topic Sentence is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 863 million Topicians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sentencia. The average income tax rate is 45.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Topic Sentencean economy, worth 79.0 trillion Topicias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,594 Topicias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Industry tycoons rarely hide their misdeeds due to the government's habit of bailing them out, prison reforms have replaced communal luaus with communal loos, government officials go door-to-door educating about the dangers of pseudoscience, and visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Topic Sentence's national animal is the Topic bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Topic Sentence is ranked 63,721^st in the world and 55^th in The Amaranthine Isles for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,304.16 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.