The Republic of Tan Island is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 12.079 billion Tan Islandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tan Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,705 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,236 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

In the mighty jungle the lion once again sleeps tonight, students can name the chiefs of proto-Bigtopian tribes before they can count to ten, pet owners are granted clemency from being ritually sacrificed, and saying 'no homo' is enough to escape punishment for the crime of being gay. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tan Island's national animal is the Sea Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Tan Island is ranked 283,398^th in the world and 488^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.76 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.