The People's Republic of Tautog is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 237 million Togs are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 73.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Tautog economy, worth 15.7 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 66,068 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Photographers have to apply for a license to photograph Leader, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, major boxing matches are held in government buildings, and travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tautog's national animal is the Tautog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tautog is ranked 122,071^st in the world and 50^th in Hive for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 76.78 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.