The Republic of The pokemon union is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by President Norman Peirce with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 6.947 billion Terranovans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vermillion City. The average income tax rate is 74.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Terranovan economy, worth 857 trillion Republic credits a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,500 Republic credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The horniness of the great-horned Pokemon is considered a national priority, the Terranovan Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, and police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The pokemon union's national animal is the Pokemon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

The pokemon union is ranked 189,331^st in the world and 7,057^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 31,245.61 Standard Monetary Units.