The Ghosts of Tairaka is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 21.07 billion Ghosts are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Ghost economy, worth 339 trillion Haunts 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 Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 16,136 Haunts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tairaka's national animal is the Phantom, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tairaka is ranked 73,193^rd in the world and 4^th in Foula for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.58 law-abiding acts per hour.