The Dominion of Tibiska is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, devout population of 318 million Tibiskans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Victoria. The average income tax rate is 33.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Tibiskan economy, worth 21.5 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,692 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

People believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, a firework a day does not in fact keep the doctor away, only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, and customs officers pretend not to hear shouts of "HELP LET ME OUT!" emerging from diplomatic bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tibiska's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tibiska is ranked 94,168^th in the world and 67^th in New United Kingdom for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 88.85 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.