The Empire of Trastal is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Frederik Kare with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, pith helmet sales, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.96 billion Trastilians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valkteria. The average income tax rate is 35.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Trastilian economy, worth 375 trillion Shylliþs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 94,858 Shylliþs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Hunters often become the hunted, the fate of the world literally rests on Frederik Kare's fingers, Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, and the nation is famous for having one of the world's largest Otter hunting institutions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trastal's national animal is the Otter, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Trastal is ranked 17,570^th in the world and 553^rd in Lazarus for Fattest Citizens, with 16.37 Obesity Rate.