The People's Republic of Tessakamiga is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 742 million Tessakamigans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Austin. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Tessakamigan economy, worth 13.3 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 17,862 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The entire entry for Tessakamiga in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', recognizing the Tessakamigan flag qualifies you for citizenship, Leader's reputation is hard as nails, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tessakamiga's national animal is the Sturgeon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tessakamiga is ranked 189,988^th in the world and 5^th in Michigan for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 110.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.