The United States of Tiraque is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Premier Saxon with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, frequent executions, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.335 billion Tiraqueans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tiraque City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Tiraquean economy, worth a remarkable 1,312 trillion Tirries a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 140,632 Tirries, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 549,122 per year while the poor average 24,565, a ratio of 22.4 to 1.

Outdoor parties in Tiraque City are all the rave, solar death ray construction will commence as soon as it rains Tirries, agricultural profit margins are on fire, and kids these days only have to survive their homework assignments and cafeteria lunches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tiraque's national animal is the Hooded Crow, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Tiraque is ranked 55,409^th in the world and 11^th in KAISERREICH for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 81.68 on the Bus Surprisal Index.