The John of Tiglias is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Peter Aumann with an iron fist, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.737 billion Tiglies 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tiglestown. The average income tax rate is 74.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Tigliasian economy, worth 613 trillion Great Tig Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 224,211 Great Tig Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads, the nation's war memorials are being torn down and replaced with peace gardens, and five year olds are carried away after losing Velociraptorball games. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tiglias's national animal is the Velociraptor, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Autismanism.

Tiglias is ranked 17,742^nd in the world and 11^th in Der Leibwache for Highest Poor Incomes, with 96,674.79 Standard Monetary Units.