The Republic of Taberland is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 1.862 billion Taberlandians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Taberlandian economy, worth 174 trillion Tabs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is 93,975 Tabs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is known to care more about its buildings than its people, ghost regiments exist only on paper, the Taberlandian Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely, and uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Taberland's national animal is the Sphinx.

Taberland is ranked 60,579^th in the world and 45^th in International Democratic Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.67 law-abiding acts per hour.