The Sylvan Hivə of Turbeaux is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chairman Shəng-ji Yang with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.653 billion Transhumans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nacəllə. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Sylvan economy, worth a remarkable 8,126 trillion gluons 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Tourism. 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 an amazing 435,681 gluons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Chairman Shəng-ji Yang is a silly poophead, knowledge is power, dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Sylvan citizenship, and a certain animated paperclip is enjoying his sunset years at the government's expense. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Turbeaux's national animal is the mind worm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Quantum Məchanics.

Turbeaux is ranked 308,659^th in the world and 11,736^th in Osiris for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -21.81 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.