The Republic of Taliwesti is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working, democratic population of 11.573 billion Taliwestians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.7%.

The strong Taliwestian economy, worth 674 trillion baht a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 58,303 baht, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 183,863 per year while the poor average 14,130, a ratio of 13.0 to 1.

Park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, traumatised refugees have a full bedpan shoved into their hands along with their immigration papers, the tinfoil-hat crowd also recommend tinfoil wallets, and billions of baht are being poured into a space program. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Taliwesti's national animal is the owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Taliwesti is ranked 177,419^th in the world and 7,624^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.66 law-abiding acts per hour.