The Republic of Tyler Republic is a tiny, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 12 million Tyler Republicians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Tyler Republician economy, worth 84.2 billion Golden Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is 7,012 Golden Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tyler Republic's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tyler Republic is ranked 171,154^th in the world and 43^rd in Sparkalia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,017.01 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.