The Nomadic Peoples of A Tarantula is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The compassionate, hard-working population of 4.14 billion Tarantulas 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 Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 22.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Tarantulan economy, worth 216 trillion Flies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Trout Farming. Average income is 52,177 Flies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, conspiracy theorists allege A Tarantula City's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, polite commuters on the A Tarantula City Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, and preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. A Tarantula's national animal is the Tarantula, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

A Tarantula is ranked 20,840^th in the world and 16^th in The Bar on the corner of every region for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 4,897.94 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.