The Republic of Tatepon2 is a large, safe nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 126 million Tatepon2ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 50.9%.

The strong Tatepon2ian economy, worth 5.63 trillion kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 44,652 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, party-lovers often change religions just for the weekend, foreign leaders with unpaid parking tickets are often refused entry, and movie references are legally admissible in court. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Tatepon2's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tatepon2 is ranked 130,697^th in the world and 2^nd in Earthend for Most Developed, scoring 57.68 on the Human Development Index.