The Republic of La Tortuga is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning tortoise population. The democratic population of 898 million La Tortugans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 22.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient La Tortugan economy, worth 30.6 trillion pesos a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,088 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. La Tortuga's national animal is the tortoise, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

La Tortuga is ranked 299,799^th in the world and 1^st in Tortuga for Most Developed, scoring 49.81 on the Human Development Index.