The Disputed Territories of TrialAnd Error is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its lack of airports, fear of technology, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 7.181 billion Trialorians 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 medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 25.7%.

The thriving TrialAnd Errorian economy, worth 430 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 60,004 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, TrialAnd Error Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', and doctors are encouraged to 'pull the plug' any time the government has a budget crisis. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. TrialAnd Error's national animal is the Basilisk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TrialAnd Error is ranked 23,568^th in the world and 510^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.91 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.