The Federation of Tyelandia is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working population of 310 million Tyelandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 26.8%.

The thriving Tyelandian economy, worth 28.7 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 92,589 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Tyelandian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader, computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails, resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime is totally unknown. Tyelandia's national animal is the highland cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tyelandia is ranked 59,148^th in the world and 65^th in Aesica for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 159.54 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.