The Republic of Tartland is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Tarmor Tull with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.301 billion Tartlandians 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tartis Citiecus. The average income tax rate is 30.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Tartlandian economy, worth 106 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,623 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government believes there is no problem that raising taxes won't fix, police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, a traveller who once stubbed a toe on an Air Brancaland flight has been offered asylum, and female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tartland's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tartland is ranked 60,528^th in the world and 498^th in Europeia for Most Cultured, scoring 70 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.