The Matriarchy of Tracholse is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 74 million Tracholseans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 57.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Tracholsean economy, worth 1.73 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 23,425 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military spending recently hit a new high, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and theories that hold water are considered to have failed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tracholse's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tracholse is ranked 175,350^th in the world and 341^st in Horizon for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.1 on the Bus Surprisal Index.