The Republic of Tervino is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working population of 3.145 billion Italians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Administration, although Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The very strong Italian economy, worth 176 trillion Italian Lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is 56,093 Italian Lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 197,509 per year while the poor average 11,535, a ratio of 17.1 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Rome, Leader has just been declared ruler of Tervino in an international press conference, and Leader is the self-declared God of all Tervino. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Tervino's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Tervino is ranked 164,992^nd in the world and 70^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 341.12 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.