The Republic of Tancy is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 533 million Tancyians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.9%.

The all-consuming Tancyian economy, worth 52.4 trillion Bombs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 98,266 Bombs, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, the latest "must-have" uPhone is 1/4 mm thinner than last year's uPhone, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, and passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Tancy's national animal is the Sharon The Slave x Owion The Onion 4ever, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tancy is ranked 23,308^th in the world and 7^th in Antisipation Refounded for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 66,919.32 Standard Monetary Units.