The Altered Ashram of Trance States is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 22.847 billion Astral Projections are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Astral Projection economy, worth 464 trillion Mushrooms a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 20,350 Mushrooms, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown. Trance States's national animal is the Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Trance States is ranked 184,412^th in the world and 1^st in Goa for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 61.64 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.