The Republic of Tan Island is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.005 billion Tan Islandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Tan Islandian economy, worth 897 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 128,093 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.2 times as much as the poorest.

Former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, nobody likes bad boys any more, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, and frightened witnesses and seriously ill jurors wear the same handcuffs as the defendant. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tan Island's national animal is the Sea Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Tan Island is ranked 36,698^th in the world and 225^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 190.36 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.