The Federal Republic of Tysoania is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Hornberger with an even hand, and remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 19.9 billion Tysoanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sierra Madre. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.

The thriving Tysoanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,808 trillion aureuses 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 141,121 aureuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, the realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools, President Hornberger's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, and confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tysoania's national animal is the Spanish eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tysoania is ranked 267,046^th in the world and 3^rd in The Empire of Nova Roma for Highest Crime Rates, with 1.47 crimes per hour.