The Republic of Talimook is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Draco Kamen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.39 billion Talimookians 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 large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alhia. The average income tax rate is 63.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Talimookian economy, worth 89.2 trillion coins 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 37,337 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Having skeletons in one's closet is no longer just a macabre idiom, little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police, sexuality-questioning teenagers are placed in locked rooms with dirty magazines and lewd posters, and doctors fax when they need facts fast. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talimook's national animal is the hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Islam.

Talimook is ranked 160,868^th in the world and 2^nd in Alhambra for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.7 on the Bus Surprisal Index.