The Puzzling Physiology of The Takarans is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Lonnoc Kedair with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 938 million Takarans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Administration, although Defense is also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ihazs. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The very strong Takaran economy, worth 64.8 trillion Prototypes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 69,094 Prototypes, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 281,609 per year while the poor average 11,245, a ratio of 25.0 to 1.

People boast about their low income on their dating profiles, more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, and Lonnoc Kedair has just been declared ruler of The Takarans in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Takarans's national animal is the Widlebeest, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Takarans is ranked 302,530^th in the world and 171^st in United Earth Space Probe Agency for Safest, scoring 7.03 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.