The Republic of Tatrum is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by President Milan with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 13.733 billion Tatrum republics have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Setoria. The average income tax rate is 4.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Tatrumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,134 trillion Franks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 228,217 Franks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The possibility of gain causes universal pain, cruise ships arrive in their dozens to watch cruise missile tests, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, and recorded music can be rented but not bought from record companies. Crime is totally unknown. Tatrum's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Tatrum is ranked 30,339^th in the world and 44^th in Commonwealth of Sovereign States for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,649.76 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.