The Curator of Tarkin is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 5.146 billion Tarkinians, 4.897 billion of whom are zombies, 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 Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 14.9%.

The Tarkinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,039 trillion Tarkin Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 59,493 Tarkin Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tarkin's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Tarkin is ranked 109,344^th in the world and 1^st in Tarkinnia for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 249.5 on the Clooney Contribution Index.