The Join Lily of TLS 44 is a titanic, safe nation, remarkable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 13.851 billion Join Lily 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 24.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Join Lily economy, worth 579 trillion Join Lilies a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 41,810 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade, the main interest rates change daily based on the latest news story, when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, and military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TLS 44's national animal is the Join Lily, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TLS 44 is ranked 171,193^rd in the world and 3^rd in SpaceBalls for Rudest Citizens, with 47.3 insults per minute.