The Salt Mines of Tim Snark is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning Griffon population. The quiet, industrious population of 13.902 billion Tim Snarkians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Tim Snarkian economy, worth 532 trillion gold pieces a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,285 gold pieces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tim Snark's national animal is the Griffon.

Tim Snark is ranked 109,334^th in the world and 5^th in tongtown is goddd for Nicest Citizens, with 13 average smiles per day.