The Dictatorship of The Red Talons is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.841 billion Red Talonsians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bunker A-453. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.5%.

The very strong Red Talonsian economy, worth 464 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 95,915 Marks, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

It's entirely possible foreign diplomats misheard when The Red Talons offered the words "peace be upon you", major cities are suffering under water rationing, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, and punk rockers smash it up and then clean it up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Red Talons's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Red Talons is ranked 46,473^rd in the world and 2,981^st in Lazarus for Most Patriotic, with 35.05 flags saluted per person per day.