The Proud Nation of Topolyce is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ryder Daniels with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.157 billion Topolites 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Topol. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Topolycean economy, worth a remarkable 1,345 trillion Pics a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 74,129 Pics, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, banana distribution among collective farm workers is an important topic in public discourse, the government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble, and the Topolycean Intelligence Agency relies on internet search engines to know what is happening overseas. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Topolyce's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Topolyce is ranked 24,923^rd in the world and 901^st in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.01 law-abiding acts per hour.