The Republic of Tendo is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 16 million Tenins 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 15.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Tendoan economy, worth 861 billion Fugios a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,788 Fugios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, business owners return from long vacations to find their factories have been turned into homeless shelters, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, and throwing a sickie is a serious crime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tendo's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Tendo is ranked 98,534^th in the world and 2^nd in Tendo for Highest Poor Incomes, with 31,532.88 Standard Monetary Units.