The Republic of Talgarthis is a titanic, genial nation, remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 13.432 billion Talgarthisians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 56.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Talgarthisian economy, worth 932 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 69,385 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cars are banned, shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned, theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good, and the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talgarthis's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Talgarthis is ranked 111,690^th in the world and 47^th in Lightyears Away for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.23 percentage of bribes refused.