The First Republic of Torkeland is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Giorski with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.796 billion Torks 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lyston. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Torkish economy, worth 285 trillion Pengers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 158,928 Pengers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

It's rumored that Marche Noire knows what the nation's generals eat for breakfast, business owners return from long vacations to find their factories have been turned into homeless shelters, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites, and faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Torkeland's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Teaism.

Torkeland is ranked 43,124^th in the world and 27^th in Mitteleuropa for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 4,895.1 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.