The Duchy of Tavastia is a massive, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.255 billion Tavastians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The very strong Tavastian economy, worth 157 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 69,796 euros, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 224,491 per year while the poor average 16,436, a ratio of 13.7 to 1.

Citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, untold millions of euros are going into a new government-funded maternity leave scheme, Leader has just been declared ruler of Tavastia in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Tavastia's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tavastia's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tavastia is ranked 110,086^th in the world and 1^st in Terranova for Safest, scoring 78.43 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.