The Colony of Transhumia is a titanic, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.404 billion Transhumians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Transhumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,219 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 174,936 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Political dissidents are cut off from essential services, visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage, some electoral districts are without a representative as they are stuck with perpetual revotes, and group photos of the members of parliament are often mistaken for family reunions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Transhumia's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Transhumia is ranked 324,816^th in the world and 10^th in Nova Historiae for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13.64 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.