The Democratic Republic of Tiaratu is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Goat population. The compassionate, hard-working population of 7 million Tiaratuas enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The Tiaratuan economy, worth 369 billion Tiars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,814 Tiars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Tiaratu has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, taxpayer-funded government ads are promoting Brancaland as a premier filming location, and fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal. Crime is well under control. Tiaratu's national animal is the Goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tiaratu is ranked 218,868^th in the world and 22^nd in Paladin Astralblitz for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.