The Principality of Tapion is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Rivaldi Milosha Zekromsky with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.754 billion Tapiocas enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pearl Milk Ikspiari. The average income tax rate is 10.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Tapionan economy, worth 710 trillion leipas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,842 leipas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, confusing advertising has left citizens unsure if cults will either welcome them or try to kill them, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, and trespassers entering Rivaldi Milosha Zekromsky's office are immediately vaporized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tapion's national animal is the doja cat and its national religion is Optimistic Resilience.

Tapion is ranked 26,678^th in the world and 2^nd in Ukraine for Nicest Citizens, with 20.14 average smiles per day.