The Federal Republic of Technocratic-european Countries is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Nathan Aurel with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.789 billion europeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Europia. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient european economy, worth a remarkable 1,689 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 216,919 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, the giant 80-storey carving of Nathan Aurel in Mount Rushless can be seen from space, and toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Technocratic-european Countries's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secularism.

Technocratic-european Countries is ranked 7,429^th in the world and 338^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 107.3 law-abiding acts per hour.