The People's Republic of Tavalisi is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 56 million Tavalisians 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 large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Tavalisian economy, worth 1.62 trillion Pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 28,842 Pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor, the government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, and signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tavalisi's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tavalisi is ranked 85,005^th in the world and 1,021^st in the West Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,567.15 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.