The Federal Democratic Republic of Treeford is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Franklin Wade Swanson with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 12.161 billion Treefordians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Treefordapolis. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Treefordian economy, worth a remarkable 2,172 trillion Maples a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 178,679 Maples, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stern tutting by international commentators has persuaded Treeford to disarm, organ donation is compulsory, the government has pinkie-promised never to use its veto power except in an emergency, and search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Treeford's national animal is the Wild Turkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Treeford is ranked 15,565^th in the world and 131^st in 10000 Islands for Highest Average Incomes, with 178,679.17 Standard Monetary Units.