The Grand Empire of Tyrrin is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Emperor Cathal IV with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 32.01 billion Tyrrinians enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Education and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyrrin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Tyrrinian economy, worth a remarkable 9,195 trillion Dromons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 287,260 Dromons, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,427,059 per year while the poor average 32,711, a ratio of 43.6 to 1.

Tyrrinian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests, it's entirely possible foreign diplomats misheard when Tyrrin offered the words "peace be upon you", celebrity foodies are biting a huge chunk out of the government budget, and the nation is wading into dangerous waters. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Tyrrin's national animal is the Lossarach Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tyrrin is ranked 327,300^th in the world and 17,693^rd in Osiris for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 11.1 on the Kitten Softness Rating.