The Empire of Trega is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Rex Hunter with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.68 billion Tregans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trenten. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Tregan economy, worth 722 trillion Tyrs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 83,292 Tyrs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government loves seeing the little people fight, running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, police spend their Saturday nights breaking up illegal street races, and only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trega's national animal is the Komodo Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Islam.

Trega is ranked 299,440^th in the world and 2^nd in Freely Guads for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 23.38 on the Bus Surprisal Index.