The Republic of Tatrum is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Milan with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 13.715 billion Tatrum republics have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Setoria. The average income tax rate is 4.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Tatrumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,125 trillion Franks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 227,910 Franks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Royalist is the most offensive slur in the Tatrumian language, the diplomatic corps tends to open negotiations by insulting all the foreigners in the room, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, and students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class. Crime is totally unknown. Tatrum's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Tatrum is ranked 8,744^th in the world and 25^th in Commonwealth of Sovereign States for Most Cultured, scoring 121 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.