The Tyrian Gold Shroud of Taun is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Kaykaus with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.723 billion Tau 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kaykhshahr. The average income tax rate is 68.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Tau economy, worth a remarkable 1,633 trillion Taunis a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 187,264 Taunis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Turnstile jumpers grow up to be tax cheats, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, and proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Taun's national animal is the Pallid Bat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Lion of a Moon.

Taun is ranked 113,902^nd in the world and 562^nd in the Outback for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 745.64 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.