The Relentless Logic of TPau is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by T'Pau with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 16.377 billion Vulcans 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, corrupt, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, with Administration and Defense also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amonak. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient TPauan economy, worth a remarkable 3,181 trillion idics 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, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. 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 an impressive 194,248 idics, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Amonak, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, scientists who publish a non-reproducible result are tarred and feathered, and the recycled air in planes is nauseating. Crime is totally unknown. TPau's national animal is the Sehlat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Teachings of Surak.

TPau is ranked 119,046^th in the world and 30^th in Federation of Martian Colonies for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,195.59 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.