The Basic Ecclesial Communities of Pasong Tirad is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Superior General with an even hand, and renowned for its vat-grown people, otherworldly petting zoo, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 34.014 billion Tiradics enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pilar. The income tax rate is 100%.

The all-consuming Tiradic economy, worth a remarkable 6,366 trillion Tiradic pesos a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an impressive 187,165 Tiradic pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Finders keepers is the law of the land, every citizen is allowed exactly fifteen minutes of fame, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and class boundaries start and end with the firmness of local tomatoes. Crime is totally unknown. Pasong Tirad's national animal is the Tiradic good dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Superior Liberationism.

Pasong Tirad is ranked 5,090^th in the world and 1^st in Sapientia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 163,472.72 Standard Monetary Units.