The Protectorate of Transitional State is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Conductors population. The hard-working, cynical population of 14.556 billion Transitional Stateans are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.0%.

The strong Transitional Statean economy, worth 715 trillion Trains a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 49,174 Trains, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Transitional State's national animal is the Conductors.

Transitional State is ranked 37,098^th in the world and 1,906^th in Lazarus for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 6,278.49 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.