The Republic of Transveld is a very large, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic population of 245 million Transvelders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Transvelder economy, worth 17.8 trillion arbeidersdaalders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 72,641 arbeidersdaalders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, gossip magazines have pictures of Leader sunbathing on the beach with political rivals, badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game, and Leader consults the market before choosing breakfast. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Transveld's national animal is the aardwolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Transveld is ranked 19,547^th in the world and 358^th in The Leftist Assembly for Nicest Citizens, with 23.07 average smiles per day.