The People's Republic of Tigatestan is a huge, safe nation, notable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 745 million Tigatestanians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Tigatestanian economy, worth 50.8 trillion lorens a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,232 lorens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

3D printed organs are a breath of new life for the sick and elderly, news headlines usually include p-values, autocrats are persona non grata, and a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Tigatestanian politicians. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tigatestan's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tigatestan is ranked 7,875^th in the world and 380^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 56.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.