The Grand Duchy of Torateria is a large, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 67 million Toraterians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Toraterian economy, worth 6.50 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 96,941 marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign workers are flooding in as marks flood out, statistics show that terrorists often come from broken families, murder rates are on the rise as the popularity of soylent products grows, and builders spend more time negotiating "tasteful architecture" than on actual construction. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Torateria's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Torateria is ranked 254,340^th in the world and 742^nd in 10000 Islands for Safest, scoring 16.4 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.