The Magnificent SFR of Taustria is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.055 billion sentient human beings love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Narwhal. The average income tax rate is 93.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Taustrian economy, worth 602 trillion T£s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 197,320 T£s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, much of Taustria's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, rural teens have learned how to send emojis in Morse code, and busy commuters no longer hear the cries of "I want some more!" on the nation's streets. Crime is totally unknown. Taustria's national animal is the pyromaniac, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Taustria is ranked 6,792^nd in the world and 99^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 492.61 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.