The Republic of Trendsetters is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and frequent executions. The hard-working population of 6.714 billion Trendsettersians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 18.3%.

The Trendsettersian economy, worth 336 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 50,188 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Suburban families are finding themselves increasingly short on food as they waste precious water on their lawns, the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, male politicians lose their jobs for staring too long at their female counterparts, and war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trendsetters's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Trendsetters is ranked 228,717^th in the world and 245^th in Lightyears Away for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.47 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.