The Science Directorate of The Terran Regime of Merit is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 5.328 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 8.0%.

The strong Terran economy, worth 343 trillion Credits a year, 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 64,393 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 teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Terran Regime of Merit is ranked 26,762^nd in the world and 224^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 5,680.65 on the Hickory Productivity Index.