The Council of Trade and Commerce is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Chairman of the Board with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-working, devout population of 22.922 billion Trade Federates are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commerce City. The average income tax rate is 51.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Trade Federate economy, worth a remarkable 2,852 trillion Credit Standards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 124,423 Credit Standards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Brasilistan has been announced as the nation's newest colony, private business has started paving paradises and putting up parking lots, the nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight, and the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Commerce City for fear of causing a fuss. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trade and Commerce's national animal is the Consumer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Consumerism.

Trade and Commerce is ranked 14,026^th in the world and 1^st in Trade Federation for Safest, scoring 117.35 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.