The Science Directorate of The Terran Regime of Merit is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 4.012 billion Terrans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 7.6%.

The strong Terran economy, worth 266 trillion Credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 66,309 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. The Terran Regime of Merit's national animal is the Human, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Terran Regime of Merit is ranked 101,284^th in the world and 2,180^th in Artificial Solar System for Most Primitive, scoring -17.32 on the Scary Big Number Scale.