The Free Land of Polytarn is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its smutty television, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.209 billion Polytarnians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tarn City. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Polytarnian economy, worth 116 trillion credits a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 96,671 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators, the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, the aims of top-secret Polytarnian science projects revolve around designing the perfect robot woman, and young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. Crime is totally unknown. Polytarn's national animal is the Blue Jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Polytarn is ranked 128,369^th in the world and 62^nd in Anarchy for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 867.35 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.