The Republic of Tallywhacker is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 17.815 billion Tallywhackerians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 28.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Tallywhackerian economy, worth 643 trillion Shorts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,106 Shorts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tallywhacker's national animal is the Long, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tallywhacker is ranked 169,426^th in the world and 2^nd in Urbanites for Most Patriotic, with 7.31 flags saluted per person per day.