The Empire of Tangatarehua is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Empress Tamahine o te Marama with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, otherworldly petting zoo, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.585 billion Tangata Rehua are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tamaki. The average income tax rate is 8.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rehuan economy, worth a remarkable 1,261 trillion kohatus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 225,826 kohatus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications, commuters and their desktops both bemoan their hard drives, a handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, and one can walk from one side of Tamaki to the other without setting foot on Rehuan soil. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tangatarehua's national animal is the whale, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Tikanga Wairua.

Tangatarehua is ranked 3,171^st in the world and 3^rd in Greater Dienstad for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,957.94 pounds of wildlife per square mile.