The Federal Republic of Trelatche is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by President Robert Anderson with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 26.548 billion Trelatcheans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mediete. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Trelatchean economy, worth a remarkable 3,201 trillion Simoleons a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 120,604 Simoleons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is rumoured that President Robert Anderson uses a magic 8-ball to make policy decisions, new government leaflets tell coeliac children to eat more crisps, medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, and the right school tie opens more doors than the right qualification. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trelatche's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Trelatche is ranked 6,595^th in the world and 175^th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 137 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.