The Republic of TEP226 is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 878 million TEP226ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.3%.

The thriving TEP226ian economy, worth 82.2 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 93,603 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, TEP226ian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, cars are banned, and factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TEP226's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TEP226 is ranked 250,426^th in the world and 455^th in Pablo for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -16.2 on the Hayek Index.