The Imperial Sovereignty of Terrane is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Master Tayne with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, lack of airports, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 2.036 billion Raptornis are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Taŕr. The average income tax rate is 80.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Raptorni economy, worth 253 trillion Rivoes a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 124,635 Rivoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, all writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves, and goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Terrane's national animal is the Utahraptor, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Protestantism.

Terrane is ranked 105,979^th in the world and 109^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,145.27 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.