The Republic of Tax Collector 2 is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its public floggings, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 924 million Tax Collector 2ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The very strong Tax Collector 2ian economy, worth 62.6 trillion Cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 67,744 Cards, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, jaywalking will put an end to a family tree, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Leader to meetings with foreign heads of state, and Tax Collector 2 has designated Tax Collector 2 City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tax Collector 2's national animal is the Card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tax Collector 2 is ranked 283,485^th in the world and 11^th in Province of Gaul for Smartest Citizens, with 19.45 quips per hour.