The Republic of TAKTIC-85 is a titanic, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.525 billion TAKTIC-85ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 34.7%.

The very strong TAKTIC-85ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,021 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 97,013 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

It turns out that trees grow on Delta Eagles, minorities play dumb to get more welfare payments, men are enrolling into lady etiquette courses, and colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great TAKTIC-85ian Liberator". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TAKTIC-85's national animal is the Kitsune, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

TAKTIC-85 is ranked 127,013^th in the world and 1^st in awa for Smartest Citizens, with 32.81 quips per hour.