The Kingdom of Intaglio is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Queen Julilla with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 20.791 billion Intaglis 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 morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Augustine. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Intagli economy, worth a remarkable 1,911 trillion iroes a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,936 iroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Intaglio's national animal is the phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Intaglio is ranked 297,224^th in the world and 43^rd in The Universal Federation for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -221.97 on the Hayek Index.