The Join Lily of TLS 56 is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its daily referendums. The quiet, industrious population of 13.843 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 Welfare, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 33.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Join Lily economy, worth 493 trillion Join Lilies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,645 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil, prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators, and business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TLS 56's national animal is the Join Lily, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TLS 56 is ranked 278,323^rd in the world and 4^th in vincent drake for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -5.51 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.