The Republic of Tavok is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Ilyra Solen with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 16.518 billion Tavs live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyyrik. The average income tax rate is 24.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Tav economy, worth a remarkable 5,505 trillion kovs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 333,321 kovs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, the military struggles with recruitment, criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison, and sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors. Crime is totally unknown. Tavok's national animal is the cloudveil leopard, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tavok is ranked 328,227^th in the world and 270^th in Eurth for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 18.28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.