The Fiefdom of Tarly is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Lord Dickon Tarly with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical population of 2.139 billion Tarlys are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Horn Hill. The average income tax rate is 17.2%.

The Tarly economy, worth 128 trillion gold hands a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 59,913 gold hands, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, Maxtopian Grass flags adorn every college dorm room, angst-filled teenagers are rushing off to buy government bonds for some odd reason, and explicit slash fiction is repackaged for kindergarten kids as stories about friends cuddling friends. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tarly's national animal is the foxhound and its national religion is Faith of the Seven.

Tarly is ranked 130,927^th in the world and 4^th in Alba for Highest Food Quality, scoring 17.86 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.