The Colony of Tribes Republic is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Giltra Hurid with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, triple-decker prams, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 31.195 billion Tribesmen 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lonoc. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Tribesmen economy, worth a remarkable 3,945 trillion Kùms a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 126,479 Kùms, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ships are encouraged to deliberately run aground onto Tribesmen beaches, belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', many believe that Giltra Hurid's head is big enough for the sun to orbit around it, and the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tribes Republic's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Aadrani.

Tribes Republic is ranked 326,246^th in the world and 4^th in Union of Republics for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 19.08 on the Bus Surprisal Index.