The People's Republic of Trappistia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 5.46 billion Trappistians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rochefort. The average income tax rate is 82.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Trappistian economy, worth 362 trillion bottles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is 66,312 bottles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Trappistia, the Trappistia Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', the government has declared that too much democracy gets in the way of sensible leadership, and the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trappistia's national animal is the Red Panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ale.

Trappistia is ranked 281,736^th in the world and 54^th in The Internationale for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -12.08 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.