The Empire of Tinbo is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Hachiko with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 28.458 billion Tinboans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hachiko City. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Tinboan economy, worth a remarkable 2,499 trillion Paws a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,836 Paws, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, in a baffling press conference Hachiko proudly dismantled a broken door, and Hachiko's office is running a trade deficit of midnight oil. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tinbo's national animal is the Akita Inu, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tinbo is ranked 8,501^st in the world and 490^th in Lazarus for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,755.74 pounds of wildlife per square mile.