The Reincarnated Empire of Tanushland is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Grishma Harris with an iron fist, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.375 billion Tanushlandiers are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of TanushCity. The average income tax rate is 66.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Tanushlandian economy, worth 901 trillion T-Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 167,671 T-Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Chekhov's guns are killing the entertainment budget, mathematicians are gathering an infinite number of Eagles and typewriters to see if they can recreate the works of Max Barry, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, and citizens who become homeless are immediately executed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tanushland's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Tanushland is ranked 250,413^th in the world and 5,570^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 45.24 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.