The Cooperative Republic of The Tsunterlands is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Councillor Shannigan with a fair hand, and remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, frequent executions, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.652 billion Tsunters enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Barbarossa. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The thriving Tsunter economy, worth 239 trillion Silverpounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,441 Silverpounds, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

There's a bright dawn ahead for The Tsunterlands, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, and the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Tsunterlands's national animal is the Macaque, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Black Faith.

The Tsunterlands is ranked 39,437^th in the world and 106^th in The Western Isles for Most Beautiful Environments, with 729.45 pounds of wildlife per square mile.