The Republic of Tide- is a fledgling, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 6 million Tide-ians 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, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.5%.

The strong Tide-ian economy, worth 393 billion Gold coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 65,542 Gold coins, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is compulsory, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Tide-'s national animal is the Whale, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Tide- is ranked 96,654^th in the world and 4^th in Surge for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 2,097.7 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.