The Republic of Transsylwanien is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 97 million Transylvanians 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 Education, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 24.5%.

The Transsylwanienian economy, worth 5.41 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,801 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, idyllic countryside scenes see border collies herding sixty-ton dinosaurs, referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population, and buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Transsylwanien's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Transsylwanien is ranked 110,391^st in the world and 3,114^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 66 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.