The Federal Republic of The Three Islands is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 68 million Three Islandsians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Three Islandsian economy, worth 3.36 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,428 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Students do more community service than homework, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar, white strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, and eerie glow-in-the-dark cornfields give farmlands an uncanny appearance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Three Islands's national animal is the parrot, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

The Three Islands is ranked 113,717^th in the world and 2,313^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 80 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.