The Federal Republic of Tysoania is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by President Hornberger with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 17.005 billion Tysoanians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sulphur Springs. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The strong Tysoanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,819 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 107,022 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.3 times as much as the poorest.

Sports fans complain that cricket tests now last an unbearable ten days, doctors fax when they need facts fast, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, and the World Federal Republic Games have been won again by Tysoania as no other country cares enough to compete. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tysoania's national animal is the mountain lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Violetism.

Tysoania is ranked 337^th in the world and 2^nd in The Maritimes for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 3,787.24 Tourists Per Hour.