The Protectorate of Tayermiobu is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 827 million Tayermiobuans 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tayermiobu City. The average income tax rate is 17.7%.

The powerhouse Tayermiobuan economy, worth 71.4 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 86,292 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, and Leader's reputation is hard as nails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tayermiobu's national animal is the fox, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Tayermiobu is ranked 171,951^st in the world and 20^th in the Obsidian Highlands for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 490.73 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.