The Imperial Confederation of Tharangia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Regent Imperial with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.431 billion Tharangians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sankt Meiji. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Tharangian economy, worth a remarkable 2,154 trillion Dukets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 206,567 Dukets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, twice-daily toilet inspection rotas for government buildings are archived for public appraisal, and TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tharangia's national animal is the Northern Sea Wyvern, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Oriental Christianity.

Tharangia is ranked 10,034^th in the world and 147^th in The East Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 206,567.08 Standard Monetary Units.