The Republic of Tsancity Claran is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.664 billion Tsancity Claranians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 97.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Tsancity Claranian economy, worth a remarkable 5,868 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 283,990 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians are forced to wear portable lie detectors at all times, the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides, visitors to Tsancity Claran are microchipped and must be escorted by a Tsancity Claranian soldier - even to the bathroom, and sweet-toothed Tsancity Claranians have been left penniless by the VAT on candy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tsancity Claran's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tsancity Claran is ranked 33,121^st in the world and 165^th in the Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 26,337.42 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.