The Empire of Tennessee Empire is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-working, democratic population of 120 million Tennessee Empireans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Tennessee Empirean economy, worth 6.78 trillion Tennessee Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,487 Tennessee Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, citizens are remarkably well involved in the political process, meetings involving club finances are frequently broken up by men in black suits, and it's surprisingly hard to find pictures of the bad haircuts from Leader's childhood. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tennessee Empire's national animal is the Raccoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tennessee Empire is ranked 60,924^th in the world and 1,853^rd in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 99.01 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.