The United Protectorate of Tepertopia is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Gerhard von Selingen with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 14.657 billion Tepertopians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Happelstein. The average income tax rate is 3.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tepertopian economy, worth a remarkable 3,627 trillion Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 247,478 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Anti-vacs campaigners claim the government is inserting weird devices into their bodies, roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, the national colors help to make everyone look slimmer, and the running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tepertopia's national animal is the Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cake Supremacy.

Tepertopia is ranked 2,287^th in the world and 48^th in the South Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 25,930.89 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.