The Warcracy of Tanou is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by El Secretario with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 10.944 billion Tanourians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, corrupt, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tanoury. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Tanouan economy, worth a remarkable 1,688 trillion Peples a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 154,327 Peples, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Homophobia is off the menu, the fattest folk in Tanou look to be the happiest ones, politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls, and the government is spending millions on 'trust campaigns' in an effort to win back the public's support. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tanou's national animal is the Golden Lion Tamarin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tanouism.

Tanou is ranked 22,590^th in the world and 4^th in The Sand Empire for Most Corrupt Governments, with 42.69 Kickbacks Per Hour.