The Empire of Tuptoogza is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 11.605 billion Tuptoogzans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Tuptoogzan economy, worth a remarkable 2,404 trillion Pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 207,156 Pesos, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 651,666 per year while the poor average 50,386, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, the transit system is throwing poor people under the bus, small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, and the government is under the thumb of countless special interests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tuptoogza's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tuptoogza is ranked 299,671^st in the world and 11,920^th in Balder for Most Primitive, scoring -297 on the Scary Big Number Scale.