The Republic of Tinesty is a massive, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 2.71 billion Tinestyians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 39.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Tinestyian economy, worth 90.6 trillion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 33,431 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the tenet of free speech is held dear, surveillance cameras are banned, and theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tinesty's national animal is the parrot, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Tinesty is ranked 156,008^th in the world and 1^st in Arboreal for Largest Populations, with 2.71 billion capita.