The Oppressed Peoples of Tyranipolis is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 347 million Tyranipolisians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 56.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Tyranipolisian economy, worth 29.9 trillion Tears a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 86,238 Tears, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Intelligence analysts spend most of their time looking at embarrassing photos on social media sites, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, overhead luggage compartments on planes sometimes conceal diminutive intelligence officers, and reassembling shredded papers is the highlight of a spy's day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tyranipolis's national animal is the Slug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tyranipolis is ranked 191,318^th in the world and 3^rd in Verdania for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 557.14 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.