The Empire of Trastal is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Frederik Kare with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.073 billion Trastilians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valkteria. The average income tax rate is 34.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Trastilian economy, worth 395 trillion Shylliþs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 97,160 Shylliþs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

People say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces, basket-weaving is the nation's latest fad, colonies are told they'll get their sovereignty back when they finish supper, and the nation's student exchange programs are something of a one way street. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trastal's national animal is the Otter, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Trastal is ranked 148,741^st in the world and 7,890^th in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 420.94 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.