The Skye Dominion of Tyfan Union is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Queen Izlanzadi with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 15.407 billion Tyfans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Industry, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illirea. The average income tax rate is 87.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tyfan Unionian economy, worth a remarkable 1,510 trillion Rupees a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 98,050 Rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

You gots to be part of the Party to get in to the party, the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Tyfan Union' is a smash hit, sports fans complain that cricket tests now last an unbearable ten days, and helicopter parenting is on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tyfan Union's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Science.

Tyfan Union is ranked 57,746^th in the world and 11^th in The Allied Republics for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 130.32 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.