The Dominion of Tragesch Firwat is a small, orderly nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 20 million Tragicmannen are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 54.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Tragic economy, worth 189 billion Rechters a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,453 Rechters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The national colors help to make everyone look slimmer, heartwarming sentiments are even hotter now, the nation's government buildings are remarkable for being ugly concrete boxes, and several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tragesch Firwat's national animal is the Hyena, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tragesch Firwat is ranked 184,903^rd in the world and 4,438^th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 521.64 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.