The Commonwealth of Termus is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 112 million Termusians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 48.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Termusian economy, worth 5.33 trillion Termas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,586 Termas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", the nation is wading into dangerous waters, lavish state dinners in Termus City are the state's leading budgetary expenditure, and it's normal to start working life with crippling financial debt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Termus's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Termus is ranked 86,899^th in the world and 1,219^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 93.54 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.